The World of the Mexican Worker in Texas

by Emilio Zamora

Book Overview

The twentieth century brought industrialization to Texas cities. For Mexican workers in the state, this meant worsening economic conditions, widespread discrimination, and an indifferent or at times hostile Anglo labor movement. Faced with such challenges, Mexicans often looked to each other or toward Mexico for support and inspiration in building a largely autonomous, occasionally trans-border labor movement. In this first book-length examination...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890966788
• ISBN13: 9780890966785
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"