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Western Times and Water Wars chronicles more than a hundred years of tumultuous events in the history of California's Owens Valley. From the pioneer conquest of the native inhabitants to the infamous destruction of the valley's agrarian economy by water-hungry Los Angeles, this legendary setting is a microcosm of the development of the American West.
Price: $33.95
Pages: 360
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
31 August 1993
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520084537
Format: Paperback
John Walton is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of California, Davis.
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Conquest and Incorporation
3. Pioneer Economy and Social Structure
4. Frontier Civil Society
5. Rebellion
6. The Local World Transformed
7. The Environmental Movement
8. State, Culture, and Collective Action
1. Introduction
2. Conquest and Incorporation
3. Pioneer Economy and Social Structure
4. Frontier Civil Society
5. Rebellion
6. The Local World Transformed
7. The Environmental Movement
8. State, Culture, and Collective Action