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Author:   Roger Bruns (Independent Scholar, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.992kg
ISBN:  

9781440803802

ISBN 10:   1440803803
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   02 April 2013
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Entries Agbayani Village Agribusiness of California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 (ALRA) Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) Alinsky, Saul Arizona Fast, 1972 Boycotts Bracero Program Brown, Jerry Bruce Church, Inc. California Migrant Ministry (CMM) Chatfield, LeRoy Chavez, Helen Chavez, Juana Chavez, Librado Chavez, Manuel Chavez, Richard Chicano Movement Coachella Strike, 1973 Cohen, Jerry Community Organizing Community Service Organization (CSO) Constitutional Convention of United Farm Workers, 1973 Contract Signings, 1970 Contreras, Rufino de la Cruz, Jessie DiGiorgio Fruit Corporation Drake, Jim El Malcriado Fasts Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Surveillance Forty Acres Founding Convention, National Farm Workers Association, 1962 Fresno County Jail, 1973 Galarza, Ernesto Gallo Wine Company ""Game, The,"" Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Ganz, Marshall Giumarra Vineyards Govea, Jessica Grape Strike, 1965 Hartmire, Chris Higgins, George Huerta, Dolores International Brotherhood of the Teamsters (IBT) Itliong, Larry Kennedy, Robert King, Martin Luther, Jr. Kircher, William La Paz Lettuce Strike, 1979 Levy, Jacques Lyons, Mack Mahoney, Roger March (Peregrinación) to Sacramento, 1966 McDonnell, Donald McFarland Rose Grafters Strike, 1965 McWilliams, Carey Meany, George Medina, Eliseo Modesto March, 1975 Nathan, Sandy Nonviolent Protest One Thousand Mile March, 1975 Oxnard Organizing Campaign, 1958 Padilla, Gilbert Perelli-Minetti Strike and Boycott, 1966 ""Plan of Delano,"" Proposition 14, 1976 Proposition 22, 1972 Ranch Committees Reuther, Walter Rodriguez, Arturo Ross, Fred Salad Bowl Strike, 1970 Salandini, Victor Salinas Jail, 1970 Schenley Boycott, 1965 Short-Handled Hoe Steinberg, Lionel Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Texas Melon Strike, 1966 Unionization Attempts on Behalf of Farm Workers United Farm Workers (UFW) U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Migratory Labor Hearings, 1966 Valdez, Luis Vera Cruz, Philip Virgin of Guadalupe Wrath of Grapes Campaign, 1986 Primary Documents Annotated Bibliography Index"

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A strong introduction provides a broad historical context for Chavez's life and the United Farm Workers movement. The extensive index provides added access points to topics covered within entries. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice

Informative and interesting . . . a tribute to the work of Cesar Chavez and a reminder of what that work has done to change the world. It is recommended for all libraries. - ARBA An excellent resource for users interested in this facet of labor history and social reform. - Library Journal A strong introduction provides a broad historical context for Chavez's life and the United Farm Workers movement. The extensive index provides added access points to topics covered within entries. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice

"""A strong introduction provides a broad historical context for Chavez's life and the United Farm Workers movement. The extensive index provides added access points to topics covered within entries. . . . Summing Up: Recommended."" - Choice ""An excellent resource for users interested in this facet of labor history and social reform."" - Library Journal ""Informative and interesting . . . a tribute to the work of Cesar Chavez and a reminder of what that work has done to change the world. It is recommended for all libraries."" - ARBA"

Author Information

Roger Bruns is a historian and former deputy executive director of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives in Washington, DC.

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