Lie Of The Land : Migrant Workers and the California Landscape /

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The beauty of the California landscape is integral to its place in the imagination of generations of people around the world. In The Lie of the Land, geographer Don Mitchell looks at the human costs associated with this famous scenery. Through an account of the labor history of the state, Mitchell e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitchell, Don, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1996.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1900-1995.
Saisonarbeiter
Landarbeiter
Migrant agricultural laborers > Social conditions.
Migrant agricultural laborers.
Landscapes.
Labor disputes.
Human geography.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Travailleurs agricoles migrants > Californie > Conditions sociales.
Travailleurs agricoles migrants > Californie > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Paysages > Californie.
Travail > Conflits > Californie > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Migrant agricultural laborers > California > Social conditions.
Migrant agricultural laborers > California > History > 20th century.
Landscapes > California.
Labor disputes > California > History > 20th century.
Human geography > California.
Kalifornien
California.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The beauty of the California landscape is integral to its place in the imagination of generations of people around the world. In The Lie of the Land, geographer Don Mitchell looks at the human costs associated with this famous scenery. Through an account of the labor history of the state, Mitchell examines the material and ideological struggles over living and working conditions that played a large part in the construction of the contemporary California landscape.
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816686889

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