Devil in Silicon Valley Northern California, Race, and Mexican Americans

Name: Devil in Silicon Valley Northern California, Race, and Mexican Americans
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ISBN: 9780691118468

ISBN-10: 0691118469

ISBN-13: 9780691118468

Edition: 2002

Authors: Stephen J. Pitti

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This sweeping history explores the growing Latino presence in the United States over the past two hundred years. It also debunks common myths about Silicon Valley, one of the world's most influential but least-understood places. Far more than any label of the moment, the devil of racism has long been Silicon Valley's defining force, and Stephen Pitti argues that ethnic Mexicans--rather than computer programmers--should take center stage in any contemporary discussion of the "new West." Pitti weaves together the experiences of disparate residents--early Spanish-Mexican settlers, Gold Rush miners, farmworkers transplanted from Texas, Chicano movement activists, and late-twentieth-century…

Book details

List price: $48.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 8/15/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.21" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



List of Illustrations


List of Tables


Acknowledgments


Prologue: The Devil Defined



Devil's Destiny



The Golden State



Transnational Industries



Residence in Revolution



Striking Identities



Braceros and Business Machines



Political Power



Silicon Valley


Epilogue: Devil's Future


Notes


Bibliography


Index