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Whitewashed adobe : the rise of Los Angeles and the remaking of its Mexican past /

Chronicling the rise of Los Angeles through shifting ideas of race and ethnicity, William Deverell offers a unique perspective on how the city grew and changed. Whitewashed Adobe considers six different developments in the history of the city--including the cementing of the Los Angeles River, the ou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Deverell, William, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Chronicling the rise of Los Angeles through shifting ideas of race and ethnicity, William Deverell offers a unique perspective on how the city grew and changed. Whitewashed Adobe considers six different developments in the history of the city--including the cementing of the Los Angeles River, the outbreak of bubonic plague in 1924, and the evolution of America's largest brickyard in the 1920s.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 330 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520932531
0520932536
1417520000
9781417520008