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Power and control in the Imperial Valley : nature, agribusiness, and workers on the California borderland, 1900-1940 / Benny J. Andres Jr. ; with a foreword by Sterling Evans.

Author: Andrés, Benny J., Jr. (Benny Joseph) author.

Edition Statement:First edition.

ImprintCollege Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, 2015.

Descriptionxv, 229 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.

Note:Introduction -- "Subjugating" the Colorado River -- Colonizing the desert -- Racial agribusiness -- Racial labor -- The gospel of labor rebellion -- Conclusion -- Afterword.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and index.



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Andrés, Benny J., Jr. (Benny Joseph) author.
Series Statement
Connecting the greater west series
Subject:
Irrigation farming -- Economic aspects -- Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico)
Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) -- Economic conditions.
Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) -- Social conditions.
Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) -- Race relations.