
Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs in Texas
Mexican Workers and Job Politics During World War II
Texas A&M University Press(Author)
Texas A & M University Press
Will be published approx. on 30. October 2009
Book
Hardback
978-1-60344-066-0 (ISBN)
Description
In "Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs in Texas", Emilio Zamora traces the experiences of Mexican workers on the American home front during World War II as they moved from rural to urban areas and sought better-paying jobs in rapidly expanding industries. Contending that discrimination undermined job opportunities, Zamora investigates the intervention by Mexico in the treatment of workers, the U.S. State Department's response, and Texas' emergence as a key site for negotiating the application of the Good Neighbor Policy. He examines the role of women workers, the evolving political struggle, the rise of the liberal-urban coalition, and the conservative tradition in Texas. Zamora also looks closely at civil and labor rights - related efforts, implemented by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the Fair Employment Practice Committee.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
College Station
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
26 b&w photos, 8 tables, bib., index
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
665 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60344-066-0 (9781603440660)
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Person
EMILIO ZAMORA is an associate professor of history and associate of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.