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César Chávez, the Catholic Bishops, and the Farmworkers Struggle for Social Justice
Marco G. Prouty
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Description for César Chávez, the Catholic Bishops, and the Farmworkers Struggle for Social Justice
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBTB; HRAF; HRCC7; KNAC; KNXB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Available in paperback September 2008! Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers struggle for justice polarized the Catholic community in California's Central Valley during the 1965-1970 Delano Grape Strike. Because most farmworkers and landowners were Catholic, the American Catholic Church was placed in the challenging position of choosing sides in an intrafaith conflict. Twice Chavez petitioned the Catholic Church for help. Finally, in 1969 the American Catholic hierarchy responded by creating the Bishops? Ad Hoc Committee on Farm Labor. This committee of five bishops and two priests traveled California's Central Valley and mediated a settlement in the five-year conflict. Within months, a ... Read more
Available in paperback September 2008! Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers struggle for justice polarized the Catholic community in California's Central Valley during the 1965-1970 Delano Grape Strike. Because most farmworkers and landowners were Catholic, the American Catholic Church was placed in the challenging position of choosing sides in an intrafaith conflict. Twice Chavez petitioned the Catholic Church for help. Finally, in 1969 the American Catholic hierarchy responded by creating the Bishops? Ad Hoc Committee on Farm Labor. This committee of five bishops and two priests traveled California's Central Valley and mediated a settlement in the five-year conflict. Within months, a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816527311
SKU
V9780816527311
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Ref
99-15
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