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Breaks in the Chain : What Immigrant Workers Can Teach America about Democracy /
In Breaks in the Chain, Paul Apostolidis investigates the personal life stories of a group of Mexican immigrant meatpackers who are at once typical and extraordinary. After crossing the border clandestinely and navigating the treacherous world of the undocumented, they waged a campaign to democratiz...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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