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Puerto Rican Workers and the Struggle for Decent Lives in New York City: 1910s–1970s

Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Table Of Contents v
Director’s Foreword vii
Introduction 1
Workers In The City Of Commerce: 1624–1898
Section 1 8
Chapter 1 12
Chapter 2 26
Chapter 3 38
Chapter 4 52
Chapter 5 64
Union City: 1898–1975
Section 2 80
Chapter 6 84
Chapter 7 96
Chapter 8 106
Chapter 9 118
Chapter 10 130
Chapter 11 142
Crisis & Transformation: 1975– 2018
Section 3 158
Chapter 12 162
Chapter 13 174
Chapter 14 184
Chapter 15 Domestic Workers 198
Chapter 16 208
Conclusion 220
For Further Reading 227
Index 232
Image Credits 238

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Table Of Contents v
Director’s Foreword vii
Introduction 1
Workers In The City Of Commerce: 1624–1898
Section 1 8
Chapter 1 12
Chapter 2 26
Chapter 3 38
Chapter 4 52
Chapter 5 64
Union City: 1898–1975
Section 2 80
Chapter 6 84
Chapter 7 96
Chapter 8 106
Chapter 9 118
Chapter 10 130
Chapter 11 142
Crisis & Transformation: 1975– 2018
Section 3 158
Chapter 12 162
Chapter 13 174
Chapter 14 184
Chapter 15 Domestic Workers 198
Chapter 16 208
Conclusion 220
For Further Reading 227
Index 232
Image Credits 238

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