The politics of insurgency : the farm worker movement in the 1960s

Offers an interpretation of the politics of the 1960's and the social forces which gave rise to that stormy decade. Focuses on the farm worker movement under the leadership of Cesar Chavez. 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) 6. La Causa Ascendant: Building the United Farm Worker Challenge (1962–1970) 7. La Causa on Trial: Counterattack and Renewal (1970–1980) 8. The Politics of Turmoil: Political Realignment and the Social Movements of the 1960s 9. The Politics of Insurgency Notes Bibliography Index