Dark Sweat, White Gold: California Farm Workers, Cotton, and the New Deal
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520207106 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In her incisive analysis of the shaping of California's agricultural work force, Devra Weber shows how the cultural background of Mexican and, later, Anglo-American workers, combined with the structure of capitalist cotton production and New Deal politics, forging a new form of labor relations. She pays particular attention to Mexican field workers and their organized struggles, including the famous strikes of 1933.Weber's perceptive examination of the relationships between economic structure, human agency, and the state, as well as her discussions of the crucial role of women in both Mexican and Anglo working-class life, make her book a valuable contribution to labor, agriculture, Chicano, Mexican, and California history.
California and the New Deal This is another title I've instantly ordered based on a recommendation from the amazons, which was in turn based on my review of Factories in the Fields. This is a much more recent book treating many of the same themes, using different sources. Here's what the editorial description offers:In her incisive a. Great Read Very interesting and needs to be read by those who have produce on their tables.Life has not changed for many Mexican's in the southwest, etc. A read for those who truly believe in advocacy for uplifting people out of poverty.Where are the protest? Where is the American public when they are on television s
From the Inside Flap"Belongs on the same shelf as Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and McWilliams' Factories in the Field."—David Montejano, University of Texas