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Author Du Bry, Travis, 1968-

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

Imprint New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description ix, 245 p. : ill., maps.
Series The new Americans
New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Immigrants -- California -- Coachella Valley.
Agriculture -- Social aspects -- United States.
Coachella Valley (Calif.) -- Social conditions.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 1593321570 (alk. paper)

 
    
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