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221. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/qj/ft1r29n7qj/figures/ft1r29n7qj_cover.jpg) | | 222. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/r3/ft758007r3/figures/ft758007r3_cover.jpg) | Title: A golden state: mining and economic development in gold rush California Author: Rawls, James J Published: University of California Press, 1999 Subjects: California and the West | American Studies | Natural History | Geography | Californian and Western History | United States HistoryPublisher's Description: California's storied Gold Rush triggered momentous changes not only for the state, but also for the nation and the world. The economic impact of that epoch-making event is the focus of the second volume of the California History Sesquicentennial Series. The chapter contributors offer a range of pers . . . [more]Similar Items | 223. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/fh/kt8f59q5fh/figures/kt8f59q5fh_cover.jpg) | Title: Jazz, rock, and rebels: cold war politics and American culture in a divided GermanyAuthor: Poiger, Uta G 1965- Published: University of California Press, 2000 Subjects: German Studies | Cultural Anthropology | European History | United States History | American Music | Jazz | Gender Studies | American StudiesPublisher's Description: In the two decades after World War II, Germans on both sides of the iron curtain fought vehemently over American cultural imports. Uta G. Poiger traces how westerns, jeans, jazz, rock 'n' roll, and stars like Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley reached adolescents in both Germanies, who eagerly adopted t . . . [more]Similar Items | 224. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/gq/ft8g5008gq/figures/ft8g5008gq_cover.jpg) | Title: Over the edge: remapping the American West Author: Matsumoto, Valerie J Published: University of California Press, 1999 Subjects: American Studies | California and the West | Popular Culture | History | United States History | Californian and Western History | German StudiesPublisher's Description: From the Gold Rush to rush hour, the history of the American West is fraught with diverse, subversive, and at times downright eccentric elements. This provocative volume challenges traditional readings of western history and literature, and redraws the boundaries of the American West with absorbing . . . [more]Similar Items | 225. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/m1/kt367nc6m1/figures/kt367nc6m1_cover.jpg) | Title: Hanging out in the virtual pub: masculinities and relationships online Author: Kendall, Lori 1958- Published: University of California Press, 2002 Subjects: Sociology | Gender Studies | American Studies | Technology and Society | Anthropology | Electronic Media | Media Studies | Men and MasculinityPublisher's Description: Lori Kendall is one of the first to explore the brave new world of social relations as they have evolved on the Internet. In this highly readable ethnography, she examines how men and women negotiate their gender roles on an online forum she calls BlueSky. The result is a first-rate analysis of the . . . [more]Similar Items | 226. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/jj/ft587006jj/figures/ft587006jj_cover.jpg) | Title: Magic lands: western cityscapes and American culture after 1940Author: Findlay, John M 1955- Published: University of California Press, 1992 Subjects: History | United States History | California and the West | American Studies | Urban Studies | Californian and Western HistoryPublisher's Description: The American West conjures up images of pastoral tranquility and wide open spaces, but by 1970 the Far West was the most urbanized section of the country. Exploring four intriguing cityscapes - Disneyland, Stanford Industrial Park, Sun City, and the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - John Findlay shows how . . . [more]Similar Items | 227. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/jk/ft4779n9jk/figures/ft4779n9jk_cover.jpg) | Title: California soul: music of African Americans in the WestAuthor: DjeDje, Jacqueline Cogdell Published: University of California Press, 1998 Subjects: Music | African American Studies | American Studies | California and the West | Californian and Western History | United States History | Contemporary Music | JazzPublisher's Description: This new series, co-sponsored with The Center for Black Music Research of Columbia College, seeks to increase our understanding of black music genres and their importance to the cultures of the Atlantic world, including their influence on African musical styles. Books in the series will examine the . . . [more]Similar Items | 228. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/jq/ft4k4005jq/figures/ft4k4005jq_cover.jpg) | Title: One step from the White House: the rise and fall of Senator William F. Knowland Author: Montgomery, Gayle B 1934- Published: University of California Press, 1998 Subjects: Politics | Autobiographies and Biographies | California and the West | Californian and Western History | American Studies | United States HistoryPublisher's Description: During the Cold War years of the 1950s, William F. Knowland was one of the most important figures in American politics. As the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, the wealthy California newspaper heir was recognized and respected by millions. His influence with President Eisenhower led to Earl War . . . [more]Similar Items | 229. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/jz/kt1s2018jz/figures/kt1s2018jz_cover.jpg) | Title: Outspoken: free speech storiesAuthor: Levinson, Nan 1949- Published: University of California Press, 2003 Subjects: American Studies | Ethnic Studies | United States History | Media Studies | Public Policy | Sociology | Law | Public Policy | Urban Studies | Urban StudiesPublisher's Description: With the government granting itself sweeping new surveillance powers, castigating its critics as unpatriotic, and equating differing opinions with abetting "America's enemies," free speech seems an early casualty of the war on terrorism. But as this book brilliantly demonstrates, to sacrifice our fr . . . [more]Similar Items | 230. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/kn/ft6x0nb4kn/figures/ft6x0nb4kn_cover.jpg) | Title: The second gold rush: Oakland and the East Bay in World War IIAuthor: Johnson, Marilynn S Published: University of California Press, 1994 Subjects: History | Urban Studies | Californian and Western History | American Studies | California and the West | Ethnic StudiesPublisher's Description: More than any event in the twentieth century, World War II marked the coming of age of America's West Coast cities. Almost overnight, new war industries prompted the mass urban migration and development that would trigger lasting social, cultural, and political changes. For the San Francisco Bay Are . . . [more]Similar Items | 231. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/1d/kt0x0nc51d/figures/kt0x0nc51d_cover.jpg) | Title: Livable cities?: urban struggles for livelihood and sustainabilityAuthor: Evans, Peter B 1944- Published: University of California Press, 2002 Subjects: American Studies | Environmental Studies | Social Problems | Public Policy | Political Theory | Pacific Rim Studies | Urban Studies | Latin American Studies | Urban Studies | Urban StudiesPublisher's Description: The sprawling cities of the developing world are vibrant hubs of economic growth, but they are also increasingly ecologically unsustainable and, for ordinary citizens, increasingly unlivable. Pollution is rising, affordable housing is decreasing, and green space is shrinking. Since three-quarters of . . . [more]Similar Items | 232. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/7b/ft5779p07b/figures/ft5779p07b_cover.jpg) | Title: Rethinking the borderlands: between Chicano culture and legal discourse Author: Gutiérrez-Jones, Carl Scott Published: University of California Press, 1995 Subjects: American Studies | Chicano Studies | Literature | Language and Linguistics | Law | Social and Political Thought | Rhetoric | Postcolonial Studies | United States History | United States HistoryPublisher's Description: Challenging the long-cherished notion of legal objectivity in the United States, Carl Gutiérrez-Jones argues that Chicano history has been consistently shaped by racially biased, combative legal interactions. Rethinking the Borderlands is an insightful and provocative exploration of the ways Chicano . . . [more]Similar Items | 233. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/bt/ft600007bt/figures/ft600007bt_cover.jpg) | Title: Dearest beloved: the Hawthornes and the making of the middle-class family Author: Herbert, T. Walter (Thomas Walter) 1938- Published: University of California Press, 1993 Subjects: Literature | American Literature | Literary Theory and Criticism | Women's Studies | Men and Masculinity | Autobiographies and Biographies | American Studies | United States HistoryPublisher's Description: The marriage of Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne - for their contemporaries a model of true love and married happiness - was also a scene of revulsion and combat. T. Walter Herbert reveals the tragic conflicts beneath the Hawthorne's ideal of domestic fulfillment and shows how their marriage reflected . . . [more]Similar Items | 234. | ![cover](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/pq/ft909nb5pq/figures/ft909nb5pq_cover.jpg) | Title: Contested Eden: California before the Gold RushAuthor: Gutiérrez, Ramón A 1951- Published: University of California Press, 1998 Subjects: History | California and the West | Californian and Western History | United States History | Native American Ethnicity | Environmental Studies | Natural History | American StudiesPublisher's Description: Celebrating the 150th birthday of the state of California offers the opportunity to reexamine the founding of modern California, from the earliest days through the Gold Rush and up to 1870. In this four-volume series, published in association with the California Historical Society, leading scholars . . . [more]Similar Items |
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