20th century american labor politics
20th century american politics
A01=Devra Weber
agriculture
Author_Devra Weber
california
californian history
capitalism
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chicano history
cotton
cotton production
cultural studies
economic structure
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hispanic american demographic studies
human agency
labor
labor force
labor relations
latin american history
mexican field workers
mexican workers
migrant workers
migration
new deal politics
new deal relief policies
strikes
the strike of 1933
united states of america
worker strikes
working class
Product details
- ISBN 9780520207103
- Weight: 544g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 20 Dec 1996
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
Devra Weber is Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside.
