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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-13
9780520207103
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95082671
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Social Work, Political Science
Author
Devra Weber
Publication Name
Dark Sweat, White Gold: California Farm Workers, Cotton, and the New Deal
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Government, Politics, History, Business
Publication Year
1996
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
544g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Devra Weber
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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