Power and Control in the Imperial Valley Nature, Agribusiness, and Workers on the California Borderland, 1900-1940 |
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| Author:
| Andrés, Benny J.
Andrés, Benny J. |
| Series title: | Connecting the Greater West Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62349-197-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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Power and Control in the Imperial Valley examines the evolution of irrigated farming in the Imperial-Mexicali Valley, an arid desert straddling the California-Baja California border, bisected by the international boundary line. Benny Andrés analyzes and traces the bi-national competition over the Colorado River, the capitalistic transformation of nature for industrial agriculture, the creation of a racialized, hierarchical agricultural labor...
More Description Power and Control in the Imperial Valley examines the evolution of irrigated farming in the Imperial-Mexicali Valley, an arid desert straddling the California-Baja California border, bisected by the international boundary line.
Benny Andrés analyzes and traces the bi-national competition over the Colorado River, the capitalistic transformation of nature for industrial agriculture, the creation of a racialized, hierarchical agricultural labor force, and the repression of social and labor dissenters.