Sagebrush Laborers| Basque Immigrants in Nevada's Sheep Industry, International Dimensions, and the Making of an Agricultural Workforce, 1880-1954
<p> This study explores the history of Basque immigration to the rangelands of Nevada. It views the Basque immigrant sheepherder labor within the social, economic, political, and cultural context of Nevada. Tensions and conflicts occurred as immigrant workers confronted new environments, new l...
Main Author: | Saitua Idarraga, Iker |
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Language: | EN |
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University of Nevada, Reno
2016
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Online Access: | http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10126026 |
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