- Date
2000
- Authors
Gunther Peck
- Abstract
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 entrepreneurs who used corporations, the labor contract, and the right to quit to create far-flung coercive networks. Drawing on Greek, Spanish, and Italian language sources, Peck analyzes how immigrant workers emancipated themselves using the tools of padrone power to their own advantage. (Amazon)
- Place published
Cambridge ; New York
- Publisher
Cambridge University Press
- Notes
Gunther Peck.
ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Links
- Economic sectors
Construction trades helpers and labourers
- Target groups
Public awareness and Researchers
- Geographical focuses
United States, México, and British Columbia
- Spheres of activity
History
- Languages
English