Michael E Murphy
1 book
About the Author
Michael E Murphy is a historian whose research focuses on the environmental and agricultural history of colonial Latin America. His scholarship examines how irrigation systems shaped settlement patterns, economic development, and social relations in early modern Mexico. Drawing on extensive archival research, Murphy reconstructs the technical and institutional frameworks that governed water use in the Bajio, illuminating the interplay between Spanish colonial policies and indigenous practices. His work contributes to broader conversations about resource management, empire, and environmental change in the early modern world.
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