- Fecha
2000
- Autores
Gunther Peck
- Resumen
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)
- Lugar de publicación
Cambridge ; New York
- Editor
Cambridge University Press
- Notas
Gunther Peck.
ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Conexiones
- Los sectores económicos
Construction trades helpers and labourers
- Los grupos destinatarios
Conciencia Pública y Los investigadores
- Relevancia geográfica
Estados Unidos, México, y Colombia Británica
- Esferas de la actividad
Historia
- Idiomas
Inglés