A Land Between Waters: Environmental Histories of Modern Mexico

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a land between waters Latin American Landscapes Series Editors Christopher R. Boyer and Lise Sedrez Editorial Board Guillermo Castro Herrera José Augusto Drummond Stefania Gallini Stuart McCook John R. McNeill Shawn Miller Cynthia Radding John Soluri A Land Between Waters Environmental Histories of Modern Mexico edited by christopher r. boyer tucson © 2012 The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserved www.uapress.arizona.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Land between waters : environmental histories of modern Mexico / edited by Christopher R. Boyer. p. cm. — (Latin American landscapes) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8165-0249-3 (cloth : acid-free paper) 1. Mexico—Environmental conditions. 2. Landscape changes—Mexico—History. 3. Nature—Effect of human beings on—Mexico—History. 4. Environmental degradation—Mexico—History. 5. Political ecology—Mexico—History. 6. Environmental policy—Mexico—History. 7. Mexico—History—1810– 8. Mexico— Politics and government—1810– I. Boyer, Christopher R. (Christopher Robert) GE160.M58L36 2012 304.20972—dc23 2012000982 Publication of this book is made possible in part by the proceeds of a permanent endowment created with the assistance of a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency. Manufactured in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper containing a minimum of 30% post-consumer waste and processed chlorine free. 17 16 15 14 13 12 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...