{"product_id":"from-the-jaws-of-victory-9780520283855","title":"From the Jaws of Victory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents the comprehensive history of the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of the United Farm Workers, the most successful farm labor union in United States history. Based on little-known sources and one-of-a-kind oral histories with many veterans of the farm worker movement, this book revises much of what we know about the UFW.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Essential reading for anyone seriously studying the farm worker movement.\" -- Fernando Gapasin Working USA \"Garcia has compiled the most comprehensive history on the United Farm Workers to date, with many new oral histories that will change how we think about the UFW.\" -- Kristen Yinger Los Angeles Magazine \"A thorough history of the rise and fall of Cesar Chavez's United Farm Workers labor union... Meticulous and timely.\" Kirkus Reviews \"Riveting.\" -- M. Greenwald Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations  Introduction 1 * Birth of a Movement 2 * Capitalism in Reverse 3 * Workers of the World, Unite! 4 * Stuck in the Middle 5 * A Bitter Harvest 6 * Busy Dying 7 * Rotting from the Inside Out 8 * Some Were More Equal Than Others Epilogue: Beyond the Legend  Notes Selected Bibliography Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402873250135,"sku":"9780520283855","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-the-jaws-of-victory-9780520283855","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}