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Lettuce wars
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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
| Title |
Lettuce wars : ten years of work and struggle in the fields of California / Bruce Neuburger. |
|---|---|
| Publisher |
New York : Monthly Review Press |
| Creation Date |
[2013] |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
| Content |
A thinning crew or Los Agachados -- Fall and winter -- The winds keep blowing, 1972 -- The battle lines sharpen, spring 1973 -- Fires still burning -- New law, 1975 -- 1976 -- Discontent -- A lettuce strike -- Victory from defeat defeat from victory: -- Spring 1979 to summer, 1982 and beyond. |
| Extent |
1 online resource (416 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| Copyright Date |
©2013 |
| National Library system number |
997010700436805171 |
MARC RECORDS
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