Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography
Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography

Author: Various

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-06-23

Total Pages: 4463

ISBN-13: 1317600789

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From votes to strikes to street violence, politics is intrinsically geographical. Many of the books in this set, originally published between 1964 and 1990, illustrate that the social contexts provided by localities are crucial in defining distinctive political identities and subsequent political activities.

Power and Control in the Imperial Valley
Power and Control in the Imperial Valley

Author: Benny J Andrés

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2014-11-22

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1623491975

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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, the valley drew American investors determined to harness the nearby Colorado River to irrigate a million acres on both sides of the border. The “conquest” of the environment was a central theme in the history of the valley. Colonization in the valley began with the construction of a sixty-mile aqueduct from the Colorado River in California through Mexico. Initially, Mexico held authority over water delivery until settlers persuaded Congress to construct the All-American Canal. Control over land and water formed the basis of commercial agriculture and in turn enabled growers to use the state to procure inexpensive, plentiful immigrant workers.

The Geography of Border Landscapes (Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography)
The Geography of Border Landscapes (Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography)

Author: Dennis Rumley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-03

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1317598806

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This volume is about border landscapes, with emphasis on the varying impact that political decision-making and ideological differences can have on the environment at border locations, for example. This volume by political-geography experts from across the globe provides important insights specficially into border landscapes and so serves to further our understanding of aspects of cultural landscapes.

Bibliography of the Indians of San Diego County
Bibliography of the Indians of San Diego County

Author: Phillip M. White

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780810833258

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Provides information on the Native American groups indigenous to the area that is now San Diego County. All aspects of history and culture are covered, including language and linguistics, arts, agriculture, hunting, religion, mythology, music, political and social structures, dwellings, clothing, and medicinal practices.