Asian American Studies Center Press

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present By Peter Leibhold and Harry R. Rubenstein Paperback Edition - $12.00 ISBN: 0-934052-31-X

TABLE OF CONTENTS

History of Sweatshops

History of Sweatshops in Photographs

History of Sweatshops through Graphics

The Los Angeles Garment Industry

The El Monte Sweatshops

Views on Sweatshops in the 90s

Understanding why sweatshops persist means exploring issues of competition, government regulation, immigration, business practices, and racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination. No one publicly endorses the existence of sweatshops, only that they are unfortunate by-products of the economy. When confronted by the occurrence of sweatshops, those involved proclaim, "I'm caught between a rock and a hard place."

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