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City of Inmates

Author : Kelly Lytle Hernández
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469631199
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book City of Inmates written by Kelly Lytle Hernández and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles incarcerates more people than any other city in the United States, which imprisons more people than any other nation on Earth. This book explains how the City of Angels became the capital city of the world's leading incarcerator. Marshaling more than two centuries of evidence, historian Kelly Lytle Hernandez unmasks how histories of native elimination, immigrant exclusion, and black disappearance drove the rise of incarceration in Los Angeles. In this telling, which spans from the Spanish colonial era to the outbreak of the 1965 Watts Rebellion, Hernandez documents the persistent historical bond between the racial fantasies of conquest, namely its settler colonial form, and the eliminatory capacities of incarceration. But City of Inmates is also a chronicle of resilience and rebellion, documenting how targeted peoples and communities have always fought back. They busted out of jail, forced Supreme Court rulings, advanced revolution across bars and borders, and, as in the summer of 1965, set fire to the belly of the city. With these acts those who fought the rise of incarceration in Los Angeles altered the course of history in the city, the borderlands, and beyond. This book recounts how the dynamics of conquest met deep reservoirs of rebellion as Los Angeles became the City of Inmates, the nation's carceral core. It is a story that is far from over.

The Captain Lands in Paradise

Author : Sarah Manguso
Publisher : Alice James Books
ISBN 13 : 194857988X
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book The Captain Lands in Paradise written by Sarah Manguso and published by Alice James Books. This book was released on 2002-07-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarah Manguso’s first collection, a combination of verse and prose poems, explores love, nostalgia, remorse, and the joyful and mysterious preparation for the discoveries of new lands, selves, and ideas. The voice is consistently spare, honest, understated, and eccentric.

The World We Need

Author : Audrea Lim
Publisher : The New Press
ISBN 13 : 1620975165
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The World We Need written by Audrea Lim and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring people and grassroots organizations that are on the front lines of the battle to save the planet As the world's scientists have come together and declared a "climate emergency," the fight to protect our planet's ecological resources and the people that depend on them is more urgent than ever. But the real battles for our future are taking place far from the headlines and international conferences, in mostly forgotten American communities where the brutal realities of industrial pollution and environmental degradation have long been playing out. The World We Need provides a vivid introduction to America's largely unsung grassroots environmental groups—often led by activists of color and the poor—valiantly fighting back in America's so-called sacrifice zones against industries poisoning our skies and waterways and heating our planet. Through original reporting, profiles, artwork, and interviews, we learn how these activist groups, almost always working on shoestring budgets, are devising creative new tactics; building sustainable projects to transform local economies; and organizing people long overlooked by the environmental movement—changing its face along the way. Capturing the riveting stories and hard-won strategies from a broad cross section of pivotal environmental actions—from Standing Rock to Puerto Rico—The World We Need offers a powerful new model for the larger environmental movement, and inspiration for concerned citizens everywhere.

Metropolis in the Making

Author : Tom Sitton
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520226275
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Metropolis in the Making written by Tom Sitton and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Informed by the rich new literature on contemporary Los Angeles, Metropolis in the Making takes giant strides in illuminating the history of the present. Looking back to the future, this rich collection of historical essays fixes on the key formative moments of America's first decentralized industrial metropolis. Not only would Carey McWilliams be pleased, but so too will be every contemporary urbanist."—Edward W. Soja, author of Postmetropolis: Critical Studies of Cities and Regions and co-editor of The City: Los Angeles and Urban Theory at the End of the Twentieth Century

Earning Power

Author : Eileen Wallis
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874178142
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Earning Power written by Eileen Wallis and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The half-century between 1880 and 1930 saw rampant growth in many American cities and an equally rapid movement of women into the work force. In Los Angeles, the city not only grew from a dusty cow town to a major American metropolis but also offered its residents myriad new opportunities and challenges.Earning Power examines the role that women played in this growth as they attempted to make their financial way in a rapidly changing world. Los Angeles during these years was one of the most ethnically diverse and gender-balanced American cities. Moreover, its accelerated urban growth generated a great deal of economic, social, and political instability. In Earning Power, author Eileen V. Wallis examines how women negotiated issues of gender, race, ethnicity, and class to gain access to professions and skilled work in Los Angeles. She also discusses the contributions they made to the region’s history as political and social players, employers and employees, and as members of families. Wallis reveals how the lives of women in the urban West differed in many ways from those of their sisters in more established eastern cities. She finds that the experiences of women workers force us to reconsider many assumptions about the nature of Los Angeles’s economy, as well as about the ways women participated in it. The book also considers how Angelenos responded to the larger national social debate about women’s work and the ways that American society would have to change in order to accommodate working women. Earning Power is a major contribution to our understanding of labor in the urban West during this transformative period and of the crucial role that women played in shaping western cities, economies, society, and politics.

Uniting Mountain & Plain

Author : Kathleen A. Brosnan
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826323521
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book Uniting Mountain & Plain written by Kathleen A. Brosnan and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how the people of Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo pushed their cities to the top of the new urban hierarchy following the discovery of gold, marginalizing the indigenous peoples.

Technoculture

Author : Debra Benita Shaw
Publisher : Berg
ISBN 13 : 1847886191
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Technoculture written by Debra Benita Shaw and published by Berg. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a world where science and technology shape the global economy and everyday culture, where new biotechnologies are changing what we eat and how we can reproduce, and where email, mobiles and the internet have revolutionised the ways we communicate with each other and engage with the world outside us.Technoculture: The Key Concepts explores the power of scientific ideas, their impact on how we understand the natural world and how successive technological developments have influenced our attitudes to work, art, space, language and the human body. Throughout, the lively discussion of ideas is illustrated with provocative case studies - from biotech foods to life-support systems, from the Walkman and iPod to sex and cloning, from video games to military hardware. Designed to be both provocative and instructive, Technoculture: The Key Concepts outlines the place of science and technology in today's culture.

Changing National Identities at the Frontier

Author : Andrés Reséndez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521543194
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Changing National Identities at the Frontier written by Andrés Reséndez and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how the diverse and fiercely independent peoples of Texas and New Mexico came to think of themselves as members of one particular national community or another in the years leading up to the Mexican-American War. Hispanics, Native Americans, and Anglo Americans made agonizing and crucial identity decisions against the backdrop of two structural transformations taking place in the region during the first half of the 19th century and often pulling in opposite directions.

The Frontier of Leisure

Author : Lawrence Culver
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199891923
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book The Frontier of Leisure written by Lawrence Culver and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the history of Southern California from the late 19th century through the late 20th century, this book reveals how this region did much more than just create lavish resorts like Santa Catalina Island and Palm Springs - it literally remade American attitudes towards leisure.

The Radio Sponsorship and Promotions Handbook

Author : Andy Johnson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1906392161
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The Radio Sponsorship and Promotions Handbook written by Andy Johnson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Congressional Record

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1478 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 1478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Made in California

Author : Stephanie Barron
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520227654
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Made in California written by Stephanie Barron and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Made in California is divided into five twenty-year sections, each including a narrative essay discussing the history of that era and highlighting topics relevant to its visual culture."--BOOK JACKET.

Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West

Author : Gordon Morris Bakken
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452265348
Total Pages : 945 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West written by Gordon Morris Bakken and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2006-02-24 with total page 945 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To read some sample entries, or to view the Readers Guide click on "Sample Chapters/Additional Materials" in the left column under "About This Book" Immigration from foreign countries was a small part of the peopling of the American West but an important aspect in building western infrastructure, cities, and neighborhoods. The Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West provides much more than ethnic groups crossing the plains, landing at ports, or crossing borders; this two-volume work makes the history of the American West an important part of the American experience. Through sweeping entries, focused biographies, community histories, economic enterprise analysis, and demographic studies, this Encyclopedia presents the tapestry of the West and its population during various periods of migration. The two volumes examine the settling of the West and include coverage of movements of American Indians, African Americans, and the often-forgotten role of women in the West′s development. Key Features Represents many of the American Indian tribes and bands that constitute our native heritage in an attempt to reintegrate the significance of their migrations with those of later arrivals Examines how African Americans and countless other ethnic groups moved west for new opportunities to better their lives Looks at specific economic opportunities such as mineral exploration and the development of instant cities Provides specific entries on immigration law to give readers a sense of how immigration and migration have been involved in the public sphere Includes biographies of certain individuals who represent the ordinary, as well as extraordinary, efforts it took to populate the region Key Themes American Indians Biographies Cities and Towns Economic Change and War Ethnic and Racial Groups Immigration Laws and Policies Libraries Natural Resources Events and Laws The Way West The Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West brings new insight on this region, stimulates research ideas, and invites scholars to raise new questions. It is a must-have reference for any academic library.

The Life of Catherine Booth

Author : F. de L. Booth-Tucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Catherine Booth written by F. de L. Booth-Tucker and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois ...: 106th to 131st Regiment

Author : Illinois. Military and Naval Department
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois ...: 106th to 131st Regiment written by Illinois. Military and Naval Department and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Trees in Paradise: A California History

Author : Jared Farmer
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393241270
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Trees in Paradise: A California History written by Jared Farmer and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From roots to canopy, a lush, verdant history of the making of California. California now has more trees than at any time since the late Pleistocene. This green landscape, however, is not the work of nature. It’s the work of history. In the years after the Gold Rush, American settlers remade the California landscape, harnessing nature to their vision of the good life. Horticulturists, boosters, and civic reformers began to "improve" the bare, brown countryside, planting millions of trees to create groves, wooded suburbs, and landscaped cities. They imported the blue-green eucalypts whose tangy fragrance was thought to cure malaria. They built the lucrative "Orange Empire" on the sweet juice and thick skin of the Washington navel, an industrial fruit. They lined their streets with graceful palms to announce that they were not in the Midwest anymore. To the north the majestic coastal redwoods inspired awe and invited exploitation. A resource in the state, the durable heartwood of these timeless giants became infrastructure, transformed by the saw teeth of American enterprise. By 1900 timber firms owned the entire redwood forest; by 1950 they had clear-cut almost all of the old-growth trees. In time California’s new landscape proved to be no paradise: the eucalypts in the Berkeley hills exploded in fire; the orange groves near Riverside froze on cold nights; Los Angeles’s palms harbored rats and dropped heavy fronds on the streets below. Disease, infestation, and development all spelled decline for these nonnative evergreens. In the north, however, a new forest of second-growth redwood took root, nurtured by protective laws and sustainable harvesting. Today there are more California redwoods than there were a century ago. Rich in character and story, Trees in Paradise is a dazzling narrative that offers an insightful, new perspective on the history of the Golden State and the American West.

Women on the Move

Author : Katherine Holden
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527551849
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Women on the Move written by Katherine Holden and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an innovative and wide-ranging edited collection which brings women clearly into view, reflecting their disproportionately high numbers within migrating populations. Spanning four centuries, its contents are culturally diverse but address some important common themes and questions. Beginning with a useful survey of women in migration studies in early modern Europe, subsequent chapters explore the following topics: the exile experiences in Europe, firstly of English Brigittine nuns, and secondly of Catholic Gentlewomen displaced by the English Reformation; the dual national identities of a French woman moving to America during the revolutionary period; the lives of two women preachers moving to an American city with a large migrant population in the mid 20th century; and finally, autobiographical narratives of Islamic women exiled in body and/or mind from their countries of origin in the late twentieth century. The authors and editors consider the significance of spirituality amongst women migrants, address the difficulties of generalising from individual experiences and consider issues raised by a particular focus on elite women. The focus on personal narratives crosses disciplinary boundaries making it a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in migration history, autobiography, personal narratives, social history and gender and women’s studies.