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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780736503321

Titolo

Cesar Chavez / / edited by Ilan Stavans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : Greenwood, c2010

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood, , 2010

ISBN

1-282-55893-5

9786612558931

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 160 pages) : illustrations

Collana

The Ilan Stavans library of Latino civilization

Disciplina

331.88/13092

B

Soggetti

Labor leaders - United States

Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers

Agricultural laborers - Labor unions - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cesar Chavez; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; I CONSIDERATIONS; II VOICES; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Editor and Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Offers critical assessments of the life of Cesar Chavez that utilizes different approaches to understanding his life, including cultural studies critiques, a historical narrative, and eulogies following his untimely death. Includes personal reflections that explore his religiosity, his role as an "everyman," and the decline of the United Farm Workers union.