Lettuce wars : ten years of work and struggle in the fields of California
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John Steinbeck Library - Local History | Reference | LH 331.892 NEU | In Library Use Only |
John Steinbeck Library - Local History | Reference | LH 331.892 NEU | In Library Use Only |
Cesar Chavez Library - Chicano Cultural Resource Center | Book | CCRC 331.892 NEU | On Shelf |
Cesar Chavez Library - Non-Fiction | Book | 331.892 NEU | On Shelf |
El Gabilan Library - Non-Fiction | Book | 331.892 NEU | On Shelf |
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Book, Reference
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415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Local history note: book talks about Salinas lettuce strikes.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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In 1971, Bruce Neuburger--young, out of work, and radicalized by the 60s counterculture in Berkeley--took a job as a farmworker on a whim. He could have hardly anticipated that he would spend the next decade laboring up and down the agricultural valleys of California, alongside the anonymous and largely immigrant workforce that feeds the nation. This account of his journey begins at a remarkable moment, after the birth of the United Farm Workers union and the ensuing uptick in worker militancy. As a participant in organizing efforts, strikes, and boycotts, Neuburger saw first-hand the struggles of farmworkers for better wages and working conditions, and the lengths the growers would go to suppress worker unity.
Part memoir, part informed commentary on farm labor, the U.S. labor movement, and the political economy of agriculture, Lettuce Wars is a lively account written from the perspective of the fields. Neuburger portrays the people he encountered--immigrant workers, fellow radicals, company bosses, cops and goons--vividly and indelibly, lending a human aspect to the conflict between capital and labor as it played out in the fields of California.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Neuburger, B. (2013). Lettuce wars: ten years of work and struggle in the fields of California . Monthly Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Neuburger, Bruce. 2013. Lettuce Wars: Ten Years of Work and Struggle in the Fields of California. Monthly Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Neuburger, Bruce. Lettuce Wars: Ten Years of Work and Struggle in the Fields of California Monthly Review Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Neuburger, Bruce. Lettuce Wars: Ten Years of Work and Struggle in the Fields of California Monthly Review Press, 2013.
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