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Reinventing Free Labor : Padrones and Immigrant Workers in the North American West, 1880-1930
Reinventing Free Labor Padrones and Immigrant Workers in the North American West 18801930
Author: Gunther Peck
One of the most infamous villains in North America during the Progressive Era was the padrone, a mafia-like immigrant boss who allegedly enslaved his compatriots and kept them uncivilized, unmanly, and unfree. In this first-ever history of the padrone, Gunther Peck argues that they were not primitive men but rather thoroughly modern entrepreneu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521778190
ISBN-10: 0521778190
Publication Date: 5/22/2000
Pages: 308
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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