Uprooted: Braceros in the Hermanos Mayo Lens

$18.95

John Mraz and Jaime Vélez Storey

ISBN: 978-1-55885-167-2
Publication Date: 1996
Bind: Clothbound
Pages: 144

 

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From the Mayo Brothers archive in Mexico’s Secretariate of Foreign Relations, the photos in this collection represent one of the most controversial cross-cultural subjects of their time: the Bracero Program. This landmark coffee table book offers 83 historical photos and an introduction documenting their importance.

JOHN MRAZ is a Research Professor at the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (México). He has published widely in Europe, Latin America, and the USA on the uses of photography, cinema, and video in recounting the histories of Mexico and Cuba.