Competing Visions : A History of California （2ND）

Cherny, Robert W./ Lemke-Santangelo, Gretchen/ Del Castillo, Richard G

Wadsworth Pub Co（2013/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 469 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781133943624
• DDC分類 978

Full Description

With a strong social emphasis and succinct narrative, COMPETING VISIONSimpact on the state's history while presenting California as a hub of competing economic, social, and political visions. It highlights the state's cultural diversity and explicitly compares it to other Western states, the nation, and the world--illustrating the national and international significance of California's history. Its chronological organization and thematic approach enables readers to keep track of events and fully understand their significance. Telling the full story, the text concludes by discussing such current events as immigration and demographic changes, the Occupy Movement, energy challenges, and more.

Contents

1. California's OriginsSettlement. 2. The Spanish Colonization of California, 1769-1821. 3. Mexican Californios: Conflict and Culture, 1821-1846. 4. War, Conquest, and Gold: The American Era Begins, 1845-1855. 5. California and the Crisis of the Union, 1850-1870. 6. California in the Gilded Age, 1870-1900. 7. California in the Progressive Era, 1895-1920. 8. California Between the Wars, 1919-1941. 9. World War II and the Great Transformation. 10. Postwar California: Prosperity and Discontent in the Golden State: 1946-1963. 11. Divided We Stand: Activism and Politics, 1964-1970. 12. Era of Limits and New Opportunities: 1970-1990. 13. California In Our Times.