Dark Sweat, White Gold-California Farm Workers, Cotton, and the New Deal
Author: Weber, Devra
Date Published: 1994
This book examines the way the cultural background of Mexican and later Anglo-American workers, the structure of capitalist cotton production in California, and the politics of the New Deal combined to shape the work force of California agriculture and forge a new form of labor relations. The history of cotton in California is defined by the complex and changing relations among workers, growers, unions, and the agents of local, state, and federal governments, and yet these have never before been fully analyzed.
Date Published: 1994
This book examines the way the cultural background of Mexican and later Anglo-American workers, the structure of capitalist cotton production in California, and the politics of the New Deal combined to shape the work force of California agriculture and forge a new form of labor relations. The history of cotton in California is defined by the complex and changing relations among workers, growers, unions, and the agents of local, state, and federal governments, and yet these have never before been fully analyzed.
