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In this analysis of the shaping of California's agricultural work force, the author 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 labour relations.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations and Maps
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. "We are producing a product to sell ... ": The Business of Cotton
2. Sin Fronteras: Mexican Workers
3. "As the faulting of the earth ... ": The Strike of 1933
4. The Mixed Promise of the New Deal
5. New Migrants in the Fields
6. New Deal Relief Policies, Local Organizing, and Electoral Battles
7. End of a Hope: The Strikes of 1938 and 1939
8. "Down the valleys wild ... ": Conclusion
Appendix A: Tables
Appendix B: Proposal of the Associated Farmers
Notes
Bibliography
Index


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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/20/1996 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520207103, 978-0520207103
      ISBN10: 0520207106

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this analysis of the shaping of California's agricultural work force, the author 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 labour relations.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations and Maps
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      1. "We are producing a product to sell ... ": The Business of Cotton
      2. Sin Fronteras: Mexican Workers
      3. "As the faulting of the earth ... ": The Strike of 1933
      4. The Mixed Promise of the New Deal
      5. New Migrants in the Fields
      6. New Deal Relief Policies, Local Organizing, and Electoral Battles
      7. End of a Hope: The Strikes of 1938 and 1939
      8. "Down the valleys wild ... ": Conclusion
      Appendix A: Tables
      Appendix B: Proposal of the Associated Farmers
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index


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