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Embattled Dreams

By Kevin Starr

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Embattled Dreams

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The sixth volume in one of the great ongoing works of American cultural history--the monumental Americans and the California Dream series--"Embattled Dreams is a peerless work of cultural history following California i n the years surrounding World War II. During the 1940s California ascended to a new, more powerful role in the nation. Starr describes the vast expansion of the war industry and California's role as the "arsenal of democracy" (especially the significant part women played in the aviation industry). He examines the politics of the state: Earl Warren as the dominant political figure, the anti-Communist movement and "red baiting," and the early career of Richard Nixon. He also looks at culture, ranging from Hollywood to the counterculture, to film noir and detective stories. And he illuminates the harassment of Japanese immigrants and the shameful treatment of other minorities, especially Hispanics and blacks.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
420
Release Date:
2003-09-11
Publication Date:
2003-07-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195168976
ISBN13:
9780195168976
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
635 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
23 cm

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