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California crucible : the forging of modern American liberalism /

In the three decades following World War II, the Golden State was not only the fastest-growing state in the Union but also the site of significant political change. From the late 1940s through the mid-1970s, a generation of liberal activists transformed the political landscape of California, ending...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bell, Jonathan, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2012.
Colección:Politics and culture in modern America.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction. Placing California in Post-World War II American Politics
  • Chapter 1. Politics and Party in California at Mid-Century
  • Chapter 2. Building the Democratic Party in the 1940s
  • Chapter 3. The Stevenson Effect
  • Chapter 4. A Democratic Order
  • Chapter 5. Turning Point: California Politics in the 1950s
  • Chapter 6. The Liberal Moment
  • Chapter 7. Democratic Politics and the Brown Administration
  • Chapter 8. Welfare Reform and the Idea of the Family
  • Chapter 9. Culture Wars, Politics, and Power
  • Chapter 10. The Legacy of the Democratic Party Renaissance
  • Epilogue: Liberal Politics in California in an "Era of Limits"
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.