Bowman, Timothy Paul, 1978-

Blood oranges colonialism and agriculture in the South Texas borderlands / [electronic resource] : Timothy Paul Bowman ; foreword by Sterling Evans. - First edition. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Connecting the greater west series . - Connecting the greater west series. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note on terminology -- Introduction -- Border colonies: Mexicans, Anglos, and the South Texas borderlands from ranchland to commercial agriculture -- From farmers to colonizers: boosterism and the creation of commercial farming colonies -- Making the border orange: citriculture and the changing landscape of the South Texas borderlands during the 1920s -- "More Texan than the Texans": colonialism and race in the South Texas borderlands, 1917-1930 -- Many valleys: the fates of small growers and Mexican workers during the 1930s -- Toward a homeland: the Chicano Movement and the intellectual creation of homeland in South Texas -- Conclusion -- Notes.

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Unfair labor practices--History--Texas, South--20th century.
Mexican American agricultural laborers--History--Texas, South--20th century.
Migrant agricultural laborers--History--Texas, South--20th century.
Foreign workers, Mexican--History--Texas, South--20th century.


Texas, South--Ethnic relations.
Mexican-American Border Region--Ethnic relations.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects--History--20th century.
Mexico--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects--History--20th century.


Electronic books.

HD8081.M6 / B69 2016

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