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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Deverell, William, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Mexican Americans > California > Los Angeles > History.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Ethnic relations
Mexican Americans
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Ethnic relations > History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History.
California > Los Angeles
Electronic book.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 330 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520932531
0520932536
1417520000
9781417520008

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