Sweet Tyranny: Migrant Labor, Industrial Agriculture, and Imperial Politics

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© 2009 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 c p 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mapes, Kathleen, 1967– Sweet tyranny : migrant labor, industrial agriculture, and imperial politics / Kathleen Mapes. p. cm. — (The working class in American history) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03436-7 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-252-07667-1 (paper : alk. paper) 1. Migrant agricultural laborers—Middle West—History— 20th century. 2. Child migrant agricultural laborers—Middle West—History—20th century. 3. Agricultural laborers, Foreign— Middle West—History—20th century. 4. Rural industries— Middle West—History—20th century. 5. Industrialization— Middle West—History—20th century. 6. Agriculture and politics—Middle West—History—20th century. 7. Agriculture— Economic aspects—Middle West—History—20th century. 8. Middle West—Rural conditions. 9. United States—Emigration and immigration—Government policy—History—20th century. 10. Imperialism—History—20th century. I. Title. hd1527.m54m37   2009 331.5'440977—dc22   2008041247 To my family Dean, Dorothy, Wendy, Rita, and Mary and In memory of Peter ...