Border Oasis: Water and the Political Ecology of the Colorado River Delta, 1940-1975 (Environmental History of the Borderlands) Evan R. Ward

Book DescriptionTracing the transformation of the Colorado delta by irrigated agribusiness through the twentieth century, Ward draws on untapped archival resources from both sides of the border to offer a new look at one of the world"s most contested landscapes. He explores the rapid development of the region, examining the ways in which politics and international relations created a garden in the Mexicali, Yuma, and Imperial Valleys while simultaneously threatening the life of the Colorado River. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Border Oasis: Water and the Political Ecology of the Colorado River Delta, 1940-1975 (Environmental History of the Borderlands) (Evan R. Ward)