Of forests and fields : Mexican labor in the Pacific Northwest /
"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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| Fformat: | Licensed eBooks |
| Iaith: | Saesneg |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Rutgers University Press
2016.
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| Cyfres: | Latinidad.
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| Mynediad Ar-lein: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1b67w8c |
| Crynodeb: | "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 |
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| Disgrifiad Corfforoll: | 1 online resource (x, 169 pages) : illustrations |
| Llyfryddiaeth: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813576923 081357692X 9780813576909 0813576903 9780813576893 081357689X 9780813576916 |