{"product_id":"dark-sweat-white-gold-california-farm-workers-cotton-and-the-new-deal-paperback","title":"Dark Sweat, White Gold: California Farm Workers, Cotton, and the New Deal - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDevra Weber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her incisive analysis of the shaping of California's agricultural work force, Devra Weber shows how the cultural background of Mexican and, later, Anglo-American workers, combined with the structure of capitalist cotton production and New Deal politics, forging a new form of labor relations. She pays particular attention to Mexican field workers and their organized struggles, including the famous strikes of 1933.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeber's perceptive examination of the relationships between economic structure, human agency, and the state, as well as her discussions of the crucial role of women in both Mexican and Anglo working-class life, make her book a valuable contribution to labor, agriculture, Chicano, Mexican, and California history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelongs on the same shelf as Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e and McWilliams' \u003ci\u003eFactories in the Field\u003c\/i\u003e.--David Montejano, University of Texas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDevra Weber\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424690757734,"sku":"9780520207103","price":70.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/OEJreWRBM3N2UU4renp5UEwzZ3FBdz09.webp?v=1775605797","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/dark-sweat-white-gold-california-farm-workers-cotton-and-the-new-deal-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}