East Los Angeles: History of a Barrio - Brossura

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9780292720411: East Los Angeles: History of a Barrio
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ISBN 10: 0292720416 ISBN 13: 9780292720411
Casa editrice: Univ of Texas Pr, 1983

Sinossi

This is the story of the largest Mexican-American community in the United States, the city within a city known as "East Los Angeles." How did this barrio of over one million men and women—occupying an area greater than Manhattan or Washington D.C.—come to be?

Although promoted early in this century as a workers' paradise, Los Angeles fared poorly in attracting European immigrants and American blue-collar workers. Wages were low, and these workers were understandably reluctant to come to a city which was also troubled by labor strife. Mexicans made up the difference, arriving in the city in massive numbers.

Who these Mexicans were and the conditions that caused them to leave their own country are revealed inEast Los Angeles. The author examines how they adjusted to life in one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, how they fared in this country's labor market, and the problems of segregation and prejudice they confronted.

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Book by Romo Richardo

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Editore
Univ of Texas Pr
Data di pubblicazione
1983
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0292720416
ISBN 13 
9780292720411
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
234
Contatto del produttore
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9780292720404: East Los Angeles: History of a Barrio

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0292720408 ISBN 13:  9780292720404
Casa editrice: University of Texas Press, 1983
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