My Blue Heaven Life and Politics in the Working-Class Suburbs of Los Angeles, 1920-1965

Name: My Blue Heaven Life and Politics in the Working-Class Suburbs of Los Angeles, 1920-1965
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ISBN: 9780226583013

ISBN-10: 0226583015

ISBN-13: 9780226583013

Edition: 2002

Authors: Becky M. Nicolaides

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In the 1920s, thousands of white migrants settled in the Los Angeles suburb of South Gate. This text demonstrates the ethic of self-reliance and homeownership which formed the core of South Gate's identity.

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/2/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 430
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.89" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Becky M. Nicolaides is a Research Scholar at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women.



List of Illustrations


List of Tables


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Quest for Independence, 1920-1940



Building Independence in Suburbia



Peopling the Suburb



The Texture of Everyday Life



The Politics of Independence



Closing Ranks, 1940-1965



"A Beautiful Place"



The Suburban Good Life Arrives



The Racializing of Local Politics


Epilogue


Acronyms for Collections and Archives


Notes