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"Vividly revealing the challenges faced by a group of migrant workers who eventually farmed the multiracial town of Randolph, Arizona, Not All Okies Are White is a celebration of the resilience and adaptability of people too often ignored by history texts." "Not All Okies Are White recaptures the ways of life for black migrant workers, as well as Hispanics and Native Americans, in the first half of the century through richly detailed interviews of the families of Randolph's founders. Through the words of each narrator, these personal stories recount work experiences and survival strategies offering new insights into the people's relationship to the land. The narratives reveal a creative tension between place and identity, movement and migration. LeSeur provides a historical, cultural, and literary context for the oral histories by incorporating news articles, information culled from historical society archives, analyses of films and novels, advertisements, and photographs." "Not All Okies Are White will appeal to scholars and general readers interested in oral history, African American history, multicultural studies, and women's studies."--Jacket.
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Vidarbha - a major cotton growing region in central India has been the epicentre of a protracted agrarian crisis. Chronic indebtedness and farmers' suicides continue unabated despite decades of state intervention. Going beyond the contemporary discourse that finds fault in neoliberal policies and integration with global markets, this fascinating book tells the story of how nineteenth century 'accidents' particularly in the form of colonial policies and the American Civil War ushered in institutional transformations that shaped the region's cotton economy. By drawing insights from their longitudinal study in villages of the region spanning 12 years, Gaurav and Ranganathan present the 'gambles' that farmers are part of. The novelty of combining a long view of history and evidence based on primary field research results in a book that underscores the importance of investigating roots of agrarian crisis and paying attention to adjustments of farm households, at a crucial juncture in India's economic transformation.
Cotton farmers --- Cotton growing --- Cotton trade --- Agriculture and state --- History. --- Government policy --- Vidarbha (India) --- India --- Economic conditions --- Textile industry --- Cotton growers --- Farmers, Cotton --- Growers, Cotton --- Farmers --- Varād (India) --- Varhād (India) --- Varhāḍa (India) --- Vidarbha region, India --- Berar (India)
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Dans les années soixante-dix, les organismes internationaux prennent le relais des États du tiers monde pour soutenir et contrôler les politiques agricoles qui ont précédemment échoué. En Côte-d'Ivoire, la Banque mondiale finance un ambitieux projet de la Compagnie ivoirienne pour le Développement des Textiles (CIDT) : introduire la culture attelée, intensifier les cultures vivrières et rendre les champs permanents dans le Nord-Ouest ivoirien. Ce livre retrace les débuts (1974 à 1978) de la passionnante aventure de paysans qui, dans une région faiblement peuplée, ont élaboré des systèmes agraires en harmonie avec l'environnement. Opérant un tri dans la panoplie technologique proposée par la CIDT, ils restent à l'affût de ce qui améliorera leur niveau de vie ou l'organisation de leur travail. Mais les nouvelles techniques contribuent à accentuer les différenciations socio-économiques ; la stabilisation des cultures demeure encore une chimère, pour la CIDT comme pour les paysans, et, dans ces conditions, le bulldozer ravage les sols ; la concurrence vivriers-coton n'est pas un vain mot quand c'est une société cotonnière qui se charge de promouvoir le riz et le maïs ; l'installation récente des Peul et de leurs zébus chassés du Sahel par la sécheresse suscite des projets de développement contraignants, pour les éleveurs comme pour les paysans ; les villes attirent les jeunes aussi... Tout bouge, la voie du développement n'est décidément pas aussi clairement tracée que le croyait la CIDT, mais la culture attelée est adoptée et la puissante volonté de progrès des paysans ne laisse pas indifférent. Quinze ans ont passé. De nouvelles études de l'ORSTOM cherchent à saisir l'évolution actuelle : l'ajustement structurel sévit ici comme ailleurs dans le tiers monde, les charrues sont toujours là, mais il n'y a plus l'aide de l'État comme dans les années soixante, plus d'aide internationale comme dans les années soixante-dix, les paysans se trouvent seuls à inventer leur…
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In her incisive analysis of the shaping of California's agricultural work force, Devra Weber shows how the cultural background of Mexican and, later, Anglo-American workers, combined with the structure of capitalist cotton production and New Deal politics, forging a new form of labor relations. She pays particular attention to Mexican field workers and their organized struggles, including the famous strikes of 1933.Weber's perceptive examination of the relationships between economic structure, human agency, and the state, as well as her discussions of the crucial role of women in both Mexican and Anglo working-class life, make her book a valuable contribution to labor, agriculture, Chicano, Mexican, and California history.
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