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Immigrants, settlers, and laborers [electronic resource] : the socioeconomic transformation of a farming community / Travis du Bry.

By: Du Bry, Travis, 1968-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC): Publisher: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2007Description: ix, 245 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Immigrants -- California -- Coachella Valley | Agriculture -- Social aspects -- United States | Coachella Valley (Calif.) -- Social conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 338.109794/98 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Contexts, theories and hypotheses: an introduction -- Welcome to Mecca: the social history of a community -- Agribusiness is a business: the development of agriculture in California and the Coachella Valley -- "S es posible:" farm laborers and social mobility -- More than meets the eye: socioeconomic complexity in Mecca -- Conflicts, cohesion and participation: the development of community -- Bienvenidos a Mecca -- References cited -- Index.
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338.109794/98 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.

Contexts, theories and hypotheses: an introduction -- Welcome to Mecca: the social history of a community -- Agribusiness is a business: the development of agriculture in California and the Coachella Valley -- "S es posible:" farm laborers and social mobility -- More than meets the eye: socioeconomic complexity in Mecca -- Conflicts, cohesion and participation: the development of community -- Bienvenidos a Mecca -- References cited -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2008. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.