The Resource From South Texas to the nation : the exploitation of Mexican labor in the twentieth century, John Weber
From South Texas to the nation : the exploitation of Mexican labor in the twentieth century, John Weber
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The item From South Texas to the nation : the exploitation of Mexican labor in the twentieth century, John Weber represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
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- Summary
- "In the early years of the twentieth century, newcomer farmers and migrant Mexicans forged a new world in South Texas. In just a decade, this vast region, previously considered too isolated and desolate for large-scale agriculture, became one of the United States' most lucrative farming regions and one of its worst places to work. By encouraging mass migration from Mexico, paying low wages, selectively enforcing immigration restrictions, toppling older political arrangements, and periodically immobilizing the workforce, growers created a system of labor controls unique in its levels of exploitation. Ethnic Mexican residents of South Texas fought back by organizing and by leaving, migrating to destinations around the United States where employers eagerly hired them--and continued to exploit them. In From South Texas to the Nation, John Weber reinterprets the United States' record on human and labor rights. This important book illuminates the way in which South Texas pioneered the low-wage, insecure, migration-dependent labor system on which so many industries continue to depend"--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 320 pages
- Contents
-
- Part I. Revolutions
- part II. Securing the revolution
- part III. Challenging the revolution
- part IV. The shadow of the revolution
- Isbn
- 9781469625232
- Label
- From South Texas to the nation : the exploitation of Mexican labor in the twentieth century
- Title
- From South Texas to the nation
- Title remainder
- the exploitation of Mexican labor in the twentieth century
- Statement of responsibility
- John Weber
- Subject
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- Mexican American agricultural laborers -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- Mexico -- Emigration and immigration | Economic aspects | History -- 20th century
- Migrant agricultural laborers -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- Unfair labor practices -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Emigration and immigration | Economic aspects | History -- 20th century
- Foreign workers, Mexican -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the early years of the twentieth century, newcomer farmers and migrant Mexicans forged a new world in South Texas. In just a decade, this vast region, previously considered too isolated and desolate for large-scale agriculture, became one of the United States' most lucrative farming regions and one of its worst places to work. By encouraging mass migration from Mexico, paying low wages, selectively enforcing immigration restrictions, toppling older political arrangements, and periodically immobilizing the workforce, growers created a system of labor controls unique in its levels of exploitation. Ethnic Mexican residents of South Texas fought back by organizing and by leaving, migrating to destinations around the United States where employers eagerly hired them--and continued to exploit them. In From South Texas to the Nation, John Weber reinterprets the United States' record on human and labor rights. This important book illuminates the way in which South Texas pioneered the low-wage, insecure, migration-dependent labor system on which so many industries continue to depend"--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1978-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Weber, John
- Dewey number
- 331.5/4408968073
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD8081.M6
- LC item number
- W43 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The David J. Weber series in the new borderlands history
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Foreign workers, Mexican
- Migrant agricultural laborers
- Mexican American agricultural laborers
- Unfair labor practices
- Mexico
- United States
- Mexico
- Label
- From South Texas to the nation : the exploitation of Mexican labor in the twentieth century, John Weber
- Bar code
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- 31223125635293
- 31223125635285
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I. Revolutions -- part II. Securing the revolution -- part III. Challenging the revolution -- part IV. The shadow of the revolution
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9781469625232
- Lccn
- 2015006184
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)905970057
- Label
- From South Texas to the nation : the exploitation of Mexican labor in the twentieth century, John Weber
- Bar code
-
- 31223125635293
- 31223125635285
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I. Revolutions -- part II. Securing the revolution -- part III. Challenging the revolution -- part IV. The shadow of the revolution
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9781469625232
- Lccn
- 2015006184
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)905970057
Subject
- Mexican American agricultural laborers -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- Mexico -- Emigration and immigration | Economic aspects | History -- 20th century
- Migrant agricultural laborers -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- Unfair labor practices -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Emigration and immigration | Economic aspects | History -- 20th century
- Foreign workers, Mexican -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
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