From South Texas to the Nation: The Exploitation of Mexican Labor in the Twentieth Century (The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History)
Brand: The University of North Carolina Press
Categories: Books, Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences



Dimensions: 6.13 x 0.84 x 9.25 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1469645575
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1469625237
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Print length: 334 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2018
subtitle: Paperback – August 1, 2018
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review: Editorial Reviews Review [An] innovative and much-needed examination of south Texas norms. . . . Essential reading for anyone interested in the study of work and workers in the United States, guest worker programs, Chicano history, immigrant and Mexican American rights, and the study of Mexican American culture in the borderlands."-- Journal of American History An approachable and chronologically ambitious book about the exploitation of Mexican labor in the United States from the late nineteenth century to the present.-- Southwestern Historical Quarterly Contributes to understanding the histories of labor and racial relations in Texas, the Mexican American world, and the US.-- Choice Texas finally finds its Victor Hugo and John Steinbeck--in the halls of the academy.-- Texas Monthly To understand, from a historical perspective, why comprehensive immigration reform is a dishonest possibility, From South Texas to the Nation is a must read.-- Western Historical Quarterly Turns a penetrating historical eye on the cultural heritage of South Texas.-- Austin American-Statesman Unquestionably deserves a wide readership. . . . Weber's analysis [is] useful and perhaps indispensable.-- Texas Books in Review About the Author John Weber is associate professor of history at Old Dominion University.