California dreaming: society and culture in the Golden State

California matters, both as a place and as an idea. What famed historian Kevin Starr has called ""the California Dream"" is a vital part of American self-understanding. Just as America was meant to be a place of renewal, even redemption, for Europe, so too California was intended...

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1. Verfasser: Wells, Ronald A. 1941- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Eugene, Oregon Wipf and Stock Publishers [2017]
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Zusammenfassung:California matters, both as a place and as an idea. What famed historian Kevin Starr has called ""the California Dream"" is a vital part of American self-understanding. Just as America was meant to be a place of renewal, even redemption, for Europe, so too California was intended as a place of renewal for America. Therefore, California--place and idea--provides a fertile ground for scholars to think deeply about what it means to articulate ""the promise of American life."
Beschreibung:xiv, 149 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:9781532602382
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