Industrial Agriculture in the Peripheral South: State, Race, and the Politics of Migrant Labor in Texas, 1890--1930
| Author | : José Guillermo Pastrano |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 323 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0542795485 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780542795480 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Industrial Agriculture in the Peripheral South: State, Race, and the Politics of Migrant Labor in Texas, 1890--1930 by : José Guillermo Pastrano
Download or read book Industrial Agriculture in the Peripheral South: State, Race, and the Politics of Migrant Labor in Texas, 1890--1930 written by José Guillermo Pastrano and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examination of state policies and practices encourages Chicano scholars to further explore how the government, in response to direct and indirect political pressure from commercial agriculture, devised agricultural and labor policies that shaped the experiences of Mexican workers. Likewise, this focus on industrial farming invites U.S. labor historians to examine the role of transnational farm workers in the peripheral South.
