Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Agenda and Objectives -- 1. Theories of Insurgency -- 2. California Agriculture and Grower Power -- 3. California Agriculture and Farm Worker Powerlessness -- 4. The Agony of the NFLU (1946–1952) -- 5. The Flawed Strategy: The AWOC (1959–1965) --...

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