Dreaming of dry land : environmental transformation in colonial Mexico City

Dreaming of dry land environmental transformation in colonial Mexico City

Living in a fluid landscapeDreaming of dry land -- The trench of misfortunes -- To serve the city in desagüe country -- All the king's men -- A show of patriotism at the end of the trench -- Toward waterless and dry ground -- Deep colonizing.

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1. Verfasser: Candiani, Vera S. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Stanford, Calif. Stanford Univ. Press c 2014
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Drainage > History > Flood control > Hydraulic engineering > Public works > Human ecology > Land use > Mexico > Mexiko > Überschwemmung > Trockenlegung > Geschichte 1530-1800
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Zusammenfassung:Living in a fluid landscapeDreaming of dry land -- The trench of misfortunes -- To serve the city in desagüe country -- All the king's men -- A show of patriotism at the end of the trench -- Toward waterless and dry ground -- Deep colonizing.
Living in a fluid landscape -- Dreaming of dry land -- The trench of misfortunes -- To serve the city in desagüe country -- All the king's men -- A show of patriotism at the end of the trench -- Toward waterless and dry ground -- Deep colonizing
Beschreibung:Includes index
Beschreibung:XXIX, 376 S.
Ill., Kt.
24 cm
ISBN:9780804788052
978-0-8047-8805-2