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portada Dangerous Occupations: Archaeologies of Structural Violence, Immigrants, and Resilience in Early California
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Collection
Archaeologies of Restorative Justice
Year
2026
Language
English
Pages
216
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 cm
ISBN13
9780817322755

Dangerous Occupations: Archaeologies of Structural Violence, Immigrants, and Resilience in Early California

Meniketti, Marco G. (Author) · University Alabama Press · Hardcover

Dangerous Occupations: Archaeologies of Structural Violence, Immigrants, and Resilience in Early California - Meniketti, Marco G.

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Synopsis "Dangerous Occupations: Archaeologies of Structural Violence, Immigrants, and Resilience in Early California"

Addresses structural violence through history and archaeology of immigrant workersDangerous Occupations: Archaeologies of Structural Violence, Immigrants, and Resilience in Early California is an impactful work of historical archaeology combined with social history that addresses structural violence in key California industries from the Gold Rush in 1849 until 1920. Monopolistic industries, such as railroading, mining, timbering, explosive manufacturing, lime production, meatpacking, textile milling, and fishing/whaling, relied on immigrant laborers who were recruited and perceived as expendable. Restrictive laws and lack of employment opportunities based on bigotry often forced immigrants into the most dangerous occupations. In the days before workmen's compensation insurance and strict labor safety laws, laborers often risked their health and even their lives for employment. Marco G. Meniketti's analysis comes from examining excavation of labor camps and housing, landscape studies, bioarchaeological data, architectural footprints, and archival sources. Each chapter offers a case study of industries to exemplify structural violence and its broader consequences among various immigrant labor groups, such as Chinese, Scandinavian, Irish, Italian, Chilean, Cornish, and Portuguese. The narrative includes a historical overview of the industries, identifies who the immigrant laborers were and how they came to be there, examines the dangers and health risks of their jobs, and details their living conditions and daily life, including foodways, leisure, and efforts to treat their job-inflicted maladies. Dangerous Occupations introduces a new generation of readers to how immigrants built the West Coast and at what great cost.

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