Man, Land, and Water: Mexico's Farmlands Irrigation Policies 1885-1911

Man, Land, and Water delves into the socioeconomic and political evolution of Mexico during a transformative era, emphasizing the intertwined dynamics of land ownership, water management, and agricultural policy. Spanning the latter half of the 19th century into the early 20th, this work provides a detailed narrative of how successive administrations, from Benito Juárez to Porfirio Díaz, grappled with modernizing a nation constrained by entrenched inequalities and limited resources. At the ...