Cesar Chavez Autobiography of la Causa |
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| Author:
| Levy, Jacques E. |
| Foreword by:
| Ross, Fred |
| Afterword by:
| Levy, Jacqueline M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8166-5049-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $23.99 |
Book Description:
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Mexican-American civil rights and labor activist Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) comes to life in this vivid portrait of the charismatic and influential fighter who boycotted supermarkets and took on corporations, the government, and the powerful Teamsters Union. Jacques E. Levy gained unprecedented access to Chavez and the United Farm Workers in writing this account of one of the most successful labor movements in history--which also serves as a guidebook forsocial and political change.
Mexican-American civil rights and labor activist Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) comes to life in this vivid portrait of the charismatic and influential fighter who boycotted supermarkets and took on corporations, the government, and the powerful Teamsters Union. Jacques E. Levy gained unprecedented access to Chavez and the United Farm Workers in writing this account of one of the most successful labor movements in history--which also serves as a guidebook forsocial and political change.