In the struggle : scholars and the fight against industrial agribusiness in California / Daniel J. O'Connell and Scott J. Peters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Connell, Daniel J. (Executive director of Central Valley Partnership), author.

Peters, Scott J. (Scott Joseph), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural industries--California--San Joaquin Valley.

Agricultural industries.

Water rights--California--San Joaquin Valley.

Water rights.

Labor unions--Organizing--California--San Joaquin Valley.

Labor unions.

Labor unions--Organizing.

California--San Joaquin Valley.

Physical Description:

vii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Scholars and the fight against industrial agribusiness in California

Place of Publication:

New York : New Village Press, 2021.

Summary:

"From the early twentieth century to the present, In the Struggle brings together the cross-generational stories of eight politically engaged scholars, documenting their opposition to industrial-scale agribusiness in California. As the narrative unfolds, their previously censored and suppressed research, together with personal accounts of intimidation and subterfuge, is introduced into the public arena for the first time. In the Struggle lays out historic, subterranean confrontations over water rights, labor organizing, and the corruption of democratic principles and public institutions. As California's rural economy increasingly consolidates into the hands of land barons and corporations, the scholars' work shifts from analyzing problems and formulating research methods to organizing resistance and building community power. The findings and the intense political pressure put upon the work of these scholars--Paul Taylor, Ernesto Galarza, and Isao Fujimoto among them--are a damning indictment of the greed and corruption that flourish under industrial-scale agriculture. After almost a century of empirical evidence and published research, a definitive finding becomes clear: land consolidation and economic monopoly are fundamentally detrimental to democracy and the well-being of rural societies"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Baptism by fire : Walter Goldschmidt

Study your targets : Paul Taylor

Terror as education : Ernesto Galarza

In front of the bayonet : Dean MacCannell

Take a bath among the people : Don Villarejo

War stories : Isao Fujimoto

The river : Trudy Wischemann

Cultivate diversity : Janaki Jagannath.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: O'Connell, Daniel, In the struggle.

ISBN:

9781613321225

1613321228

9781613321232

1613321236

OCLC:

1224044559

Publisher Number:

99995632557