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
Autor principal: Sifuentez, Mario Jimenez, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
PCUN.
PCUN > History.
Working class.
Migrant agricultural laborers.
Mexicans.
Mexican Americans.
Immigrants.
Foreign workers, Mexican.
Ethnic relations.
Economic history.
Agricultural laborers > Labor unions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Agricultural laborers > Labor unions > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Working class > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Immigrants > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Mexicans > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Mexican Americans > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Foreign workers, Mexican > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Migrant agricultural laborers > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Pacific Northwest.
Northwest, Pacific > Ethnic relations.
Northwest, Pacific > Economic conditions.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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 (186 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813576923

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