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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Alvarez, C. J., author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2019. ©2019
Description:	301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Building -- Mexican-American Border Region. Public works -- Political aspects -- Mexican-American Border Region -- History. Waterworks -- Mexican-American Border Region -- History. Building. Ecology. Waterworks. Mexican-American Border Region -- History. Mexican-American Border Region -- Environmental conditions. North America -- Mexican-American Border Region. History.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11966541

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ISBN:	9781477319000 147731900X 9781477319024 9781477319031
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Govt.docs classification:	Z UA380.8 AL86bo

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. The Border Environment in the Nineteenth Century
2. The Border and the Mexican Revolution
3. Police and Waterworks on the Border: Aspirations to Control through Building
4. Police and Waterworks on the Border: Systemic Flaws
5. Building the Border of Today
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index