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Book Title: From South Texas to the Nation : the Exploitation of Mexican Labor in the Twentieth Century
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: John Weber
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Labor & Industrial Relations, Emigration & Immigration, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Labor, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Labor & Employment
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Law, Business & Economics, History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 1 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
