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Author:

Alvarez, C. J. author.

Title:

Border land, border water : a history of construction on the U.S.-Mexico divide / C. J. Alvarez.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Mexican-American Border Region--History.
Mexican-American Border Region--Environmental conditions.
Building--Mexican-American Border Region.
Public works--History.--Mexican-American Border Region--History.
Waterworks--Mexican-American Border Region--History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Affairs & Administration.
Building.
Ecology.
Waterworks.
North America--Mexican-American Border Region.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index.

Contents:

The border environment in the nineteenth century -- The border and the Mexican revolution -- Police and waterworks on the border : aspirations to control through building -- Police and waterworks on the border : systemic flaws -- Building the border of today -- Epilogue.

ISBN:

147731900X
9781477319000

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1079402020

LCCN:

2018055236

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)