Of forests and fields : Mexican labor in the Pacific Northwest /

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"Of Forest and Fields tells the story of the ethnic Mexicans that toiled in the fields, canneries, packing sheds, and forests who helped turn the Pacific Northwest into one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country. The book explores the struggle of Braceros, Tejanos, and Mexic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sifuentez, Mario Jimenez, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2016.
Colección:Latinidad.
Temas:
PCUN > History.
PCUN.
Migrant agricultural laborers > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Foreign workers, Mexican > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Mexican Americans > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Mexicans > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Immigrants > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Working class > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Agricultural laborers > Labor unions > Northwest, Pacific > History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
Agricultural laborers > Labor unions.
Economic history.
Ethnic relations.
Foreign workers, Mexican.
Immigrants.
Mexican Americans.
Mexicans.
Migrant agricultural laborers.
Working class.
Northwest, Pacific > Economic conditions.
Northwest, Pacific > Ethnic relations.
Pacific Northwest.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Of Forest and Fields tells the story of the ethnic Mexicans that toiled in the fields, canneries, packing sheds, and forests who helped turn the Pacific Northwest into one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country. The book explores the struggle of Braceros, Tejanos, and Mexican immigrants, to contest their exploitation in various ways. The history of their resistance culminated in the creation of one of the most important farm worker's unions in the country, the Pineros y Campesinos Unidos Noreste (PCUN)"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 169 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813576923
081357692X

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