Working People of CaliforniaDaniel A. Cornford University of California Press, 01.01.1995 - 493 Seiten From the California Indians who labored in the Spanish missions to the immigrant workers on Silicon Valley's high-tech assembly lines, California's work force has had a complex and turbulent past, marked by some of the sharpest and most significant battles fought by America's working people. This anthology presents the work of scholars who are forging a new brand of social history--one that reflects the diversity of California's labor force by paying close attention to the multicultural and gendered aspects of the past. Readers will discover a refreshing chronological breadth to this volume, as well as a balanced examination of both rural and urban communities. Daniel Cornford's excellent general introduction provides essential historical background while his brief introductions to each chapter situate the essays in their larger contexts. A list of further readings appears at the end of each chapter. From the California Indians who labored in the Spanish missions to the immigrant workers on Silicon Valley's high-tech assembly lines, California's work force has had a complex and turbulent past, marked by some of the sharpest and most significant battles fought by America's working people. This anthology presents the work of scholars who are forging a new brand of social history--one that reflects the diversity of California's labor force by paying close attention to the multicultural and gendered aspects of the past. Readers will discover a refreshing chronological breadth to this volume, as well as a balanced examination of both rural and urban communities. Daniel Cornford's excellent general introduction provides essential historical background while his brief introductions to each chapter situate the essays in their larger contexts. A list of further readings appears at the end of each chapter. |
Inhalt
The Social Relations of the California | 29 |
The Impact | 57 |
Waitresses and the Making of Their | 85 |
4 Okies and the Politics of PlainFolk Americanism | 116 |
Trouble on the New Black Frontier | 159 |
6 Racial Domination and Class Conflict in Capitalist | 183 |
8 The Big Strike | 225 |
Mexican Cannery Workers | 265 |
The California Workingmens | 287 |
The Politics of California | 311 |
Labor and Politics | 344 |
13 Cesar Chavez and the Unionization of California | 371 |
14 Why Arent HighTech Workers Organized? Lessons | 405 |
Junkyard of Dreams | 433 |
Contributors | 489 |
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