Chomsky, Aviva 1957-

They take our jobs!" : and 20 other myths about immigration by Aviva Chomsky ( Book )
5 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,227 libraries worldwide
Debunks a variety of myths surrounding the subject of immigration and immigrants in the United States, covering the economy, the law, race, and government policies.

The Cuba reader : history, culture, politics ( Book )
12 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and held by 914 libraries worldwide
[This book] present[s] more than one hundred selections about Cuba's history, culture, and politics. It combines songs, paintings, photographs, poems, short stories, speeches, cartoons, government reports and proclamations, and pieces by historians, journalists, and others ... For students, travelers, and all who want to know more about the island nation just ninety miles south of Miami, [this book] is an invaluable introduction.-Back cover.

West Indian workers and the United Fruit Company in Costa Rica, 1870-1940 by Aviva Chomsky ( Book )
7 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 756 libraries worldwide
"History of UFCO's Atlantic coast operations in Costa Rica from perspective of largely West Indian labor force. Examines formation of enclave economy, including role of West Indian labor, subsistence production, and health problems as occasion of worker-company misunderstandings. Also studies workers' cultural and political lives apart from, and sometimes in conflict with, company, and how West Indians and UFCO figured in Costa Rican nationalist thought and politics"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Identity and struggle at the margins of the nation-state : the laboring peoples of Central America and the Hispanic Caribbean ( Book )
6 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 358 libraries worldwide

A history of the Cuban Revolution by Aviva Chomsky ( Book )
8 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 296 libraries worldwide
This work presents a concise socio-historical account of the Cuban Revolution of 1959, an event that continues to spark debate 50 years later. It balances a comprehensive overview of the political and economic events of the revolution with a look at the revolution's social impact, and provides an on-the-ground look at the lives of ordinary people. It also features both U.S. and Cuban perspectives to provide a complete and well-rounded look at the revolution and its repercussions, and encourages students to understand history through the viewpoint of individuals living it.

Linked labor histories : New England, Colombia, and the making of a global working class by Aviva Chomsky ( Book )
5 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 238 libraries worldwide
Exploring globalization from a labor history perspective, Aviva Chomsky provides historically grounded analyses of migration, labor-management collaboration, and the mobility of capital. She illuminates the dynamics of these movements through case studies set mostly in New England and Colombia. Taken together, the case studies offer an intricate portrait of two regions, their industries and workers, and the myriad links between them over the long twentieth century, as well as a new way to conceptualize globalization as a long-term process.

Bajo el manto del carbón : pueblos y multinacionales en las minas de El Cerrejón, Colombia ( Book )
3 editions published in 2007 in Spanish and held by 20 libraries worldwide

The people behind Colombian coal : mining, multinationals and human rights ( Book )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide

Hacia dónde se dirige el socialismo? : intelectuales cubanos ante el periodo especial by Avi Chomsky ( Book )
1 edition published in 1997 in Spanish and held by 5 libraries worldwide

Plantation society, land and labor on Costa Rica's Atlantic Coast, 1870-1940 by Aviva Chomsky ( Book )
3 editions published between 1990 and 1993 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide