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Palomino : Clinton Jencks and Mexican-American Unionism in the American Southwest /
A comprehensive biography of progressive labor organizer, peace worker, and economist Clinton Jencks (1918-2005), this book explores the life of one of the most important political and social activists to appear in the Southwestern United States in the twentieth century. A key figure in the radical...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
[2013]
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| Collection: | Working class in American history.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Introduction : Clinton Jencks, Mine-Mill, and biography as history
- Years of preparation : roots of radicalism. Growing up concerned : childhood, family, and the formation of a value system, 1918-1939 ; The world of work and new opportunities for social action : living faith, 1939-1945
- Building for the future : envisioning a new world. Coming home : veterans' advocacy and renewed political commitment ; Mine-Mill and social change : economic progress, Mexican American activism, and social justice, 1945-1947
- Cold War unionism : progressives on defense. Mobilizing for mass action : social and political initiatives, 1948-1950 ; The moment of decision : the Empire Zinc strike, grass roots feminism, and Mexican American liberation, 1950-1953 ; Telling the story : Salt of the earth as a medium of communication
- A time of peril : public exposure. Confronting domestic anti-communism : the Jencks case, civil liberties, and the law, 1953-1957 ; The web of consequences : life after Mine-Mill
- Epilogue : a reflection on the committed life.