From the Jaws of Victory book by Matthew Garcia
By Matthew GarciaFrom the Jaws of Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement book by Matthew Garcia
From the Jaws of Victory:The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement is the most comprehensive history ever written on the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of the United Farm Workers, the most successful farm labor union in United States history. Based on little-known sources and one-of-a-kind oral histories with many veterans of the farm worker movement, this book revises much of what we know about the UFW. Matt Garcia’s gripping account of the expansion of the union’s grape boycott reveals how the boycott, which UFW leader Cesar Chavez initially resisted, became the defining feature of the movement and drove the growers to sign labor contracts in 1970. Garcia vividly relates how, as the union expanded and the boycott spread across the United States, Canada, and Europe, Chavez found it more difficult to organize workers and fend off rival unions. Ultimately, the union was a victim of its own success and Chavez’s growing instability. From the Jaws of Victory delves deeply into Chavez’s attitudes and beliefs, and how they changed over time. Garcia also presents in-depth studies of other leaders in the UFW, including Gilbert Padilla, Marshall Ganz, Dolores Huerta, and Jerry Cohen. He introduces figures such as the co-coordinator of the boycott, Jerry Brown; the undisputed leader of the international boycott, Elaine Elinson; and Harry Kubo, the Japanese American farmer who led a successful campaign against the UFW in the mid-1970s. Published By Univ of California Press on 2012
Book details
- Paperback
- 368 pages
- English
- 0520283856
- 9780520283855
About Matthew Garcia
More Books By Matthew Garcia
People who bought this also bought
Family Guide to the Bible: A Concordance and Reference Companion to the King James Version
Like New
Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age book by Sanjay Gupta
New Book
How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere: The Secrets of Good Communication book by Larry King
New Book
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love book by Amir Levine
New Book
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy book by Thomas J. Stanley
New Book
The Right Dog For You - Choosing A Breed That Matches Your Personality, Family And Life-style
Used Book
Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors book by Susan Sontag
New Book
Breaking Bad 101: The Complete Critical Companion book by Alan Sepinwall
New Book
How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times and Bad book by William O'Neil
New Book
The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family book by Ron Chernow
New Book
San Francisco Flavors: Favorite Recipes from the Junior League of San Francisco
Used Book
How Successful People Think : Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
New Book
When Peace Kills Politics: International Intervention and Unending Wars in the Sudans book by Sharath Srinivasan
New Book
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith book by Jon Krakauer
Used Book
Unmanned: Drones, Data, and the Illusion of Perfect Warfare book by William M. Arkin
New Book
The Economist's Tale: A Consultant Encounters Hunger and the World Bank book by Peter Griffiths
New Book
The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business book by Eric Schmidt
New Book
The Landgrabbers: The New Fight Over Who Owns The Earth book by Fred Pearce
New Book
The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles book by Marianne Williamson
New Book
Turning the Flywheel: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great book by Jim Collins
New Book
The Disciplined Trader: Developing Winning Attitudes book by Mark Douglas
New Book
Good Health, Good Life: 12 Keys to Enjoying Physical and Spiritual Wellness book by Joyce Meyer
Used Book
Teach Yourself Swahili Complete Course Package (Book + 2 CDs) book by Joan Russell
New Book
Founding Mothers : Women in America in the Revolutionary Era
Used Book
The Prayer of Jabez for Teens book by Bruce H. Wilkinson
New Book
In the Kitchen with Rosie: Oprah's Favorite Recipes book by Rosie Daley
Used Book