Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920 (The Lamar Series in Western History)

Mario T. García

$47.85

Publication Date: September 10th, 1982

Publisher:

Yale University Press

ISBN:

9780300028836

Pages:

318

Description

García explores the relationship of class, race, and labor in El Paso, documenting the evolution of work, housing, education, politics, and culture in the Mexican community. Desert Immigrants makes a significant contribution not only to Chicano and Mexican history, but to the history of immigration and labor and urban studies as well.

About the Author

Mario T. Garcia is professor of history and Chicano studies at the University of California in Santa Barbara.

Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920 (The Lamar Series in Western History)

Description

About the Author

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