Border land, border water [electronic resource] : a history of construction on the US-Mexico divide / C.J. Alvarez.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alvarez, C. J. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Building > Mexican-American Border Region.
Public works > Political aspects > Mexican-American Border Region > History.
Waterworks > Mexican-American Border Region > History.
Mexican-American Border Region > History.
Mexican-American Border Region > Environmental conditions.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2019 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2019 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2019 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Border Land, Border Water: A History of Construction on the US-Mexico Divide
Format: Electronic eBook
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.