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Preface | |
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California's Origins: The Land and the People, Before Spanish Settlement | |
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Diversity: Origins of California and Its Native Peoples | |
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Cycles of Life: The Food Quest, Spirituality, and Rituals | |
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The Food Quest | |
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Spirituality | |
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Rituals | |
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A Closer Look: Six Regional Peoples | |
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The Gabrielino/Tongva | |
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The Chumash | |
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The Costanoans | |
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The Miwoks and Yokuts | |
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The Shastans | |
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Significance: The Importance of California Natives and Other North American Native Peoples in Non-Indian History | |
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Summary | |
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The Spanish Colonization of California, 1769-1821 | |
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The Spanish Conquest and Empire | |
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Spain's Exploration of the Californias | |
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Early Maritime Exploration and Encounters | |
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The First California Colony | |
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Demographic and Ethnic Growth of California | |
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The Missions | |
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Neophyte Resistance | |
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Evaluation of the California Missions | |
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Establishing Presidios and Pueblos | |
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Gender Relations in Spanish California | |
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Spanish Californian Culture | |
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Political Developments in Spanish California | |
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The Wars of Independence in New Spain | |
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Foreign Interest in Spanish California | |
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The Importance of the Spanish Era in California | |
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Mexican California, 1821-1846 | |
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A New Political Order | |
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Early Self-Government: Sola and Arguello | |
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The Governorship of Jose Maria Echeandia | |
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Rebellion Against Centralism: Governor Victoria | |
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Secularization of the Missions: Jose Figueroa | |
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Rebellion, Revolution, and Home Rule | |
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Micheltorena and the Catesby Jones Affair | |
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The Rise of the Ranchos | |
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Environmental Changes | |
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Social Relations in Mexican California | |
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The Growth of Town Governments | |
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Californianas: Mexican Californian Women | |
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Mexican-Indian Relations | |
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Immigrants and Foreigners | |
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California and the World | |
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Summary | |
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War, Conquest, and Gold: The American Era Begins, 1845-1855 | |
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The War Between the United States and Mexico | |
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Manifest Destiny | |
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Fremont and the Bear Flaggers | |
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Occupation and Resistance | |
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California Indians and the War | |
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Peace | |
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | |
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The Divided Mind of the Californios | |
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The Gold Rush | |
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Gold! The Discovery of 1848 | |
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The Argonauts | |
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Camp Life | |
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Nativism and Racism | |
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The Legendary Life of Joaquin Murrieta | |
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California Transformed | |
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Conquest of the Californios | |
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Conquest of the Indians | |
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Economic Transformation | |
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The Golden State | |
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A New Direction | |
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California and the Crisis of the Union, 1850-1870 | |
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Crisis and Conflict in the 1850s | |
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The Compromise of 1850 | |
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San Francisco's Crisis of Political Legitimacy: Vigilantism in the 1850s | |
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Violence and Displacement: California Indians in the 1850s | |
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The Politics of Land and Culture | |
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Californians and the Crisis of the Union | |
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Fighting Slavery in California | |
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Sectional Issues and California Politics | |
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California and Civil War | |
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Reconstruction and New Understandings of Citizenship | |
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Economic Growth in a Time of National Crisis | |
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The Transformation of Mining | |
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Economic Diversification | |
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Transportation | |
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Tying Together the Union with Iron | |
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New Social and Cultural Patterns | |
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Gender Roles and New Social Institutions | |
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The Growth of Religious Toleration | |
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Writing the Gold Rush | |
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Summary | |
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California in the Gilded Age, 1870-1900 | |
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The Economic Transformation of California and the West | |
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Railroad Expansion | |
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Mining and Finance | |
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Agriculture | |
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Water | |
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Rise of Organized Labor | |
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San Francisco: Metropolis of the West | |
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New Social Patterns | |
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Education | |
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Changing Gender Roles | |
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California Indians | |
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Changing Patterns of Ethnicity | |
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Politics | |
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Political Discontent in the 1870s | |
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The Second Constitutional Convention, 1878 | |
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Politics in the 1880s | |
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Political Realignment in the 1890s | |
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California and the World: War with Spain and Acquisition of the Philippines | |
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Cultural Expression | |
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Summary | |
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California in the Progressive Era, 1895-1920 | |
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The Origins of California Progressivism | |
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The Many Shapes of Progressivism | |
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Municipal Reform: Los Angeles | |
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Municipal Reform: San Francisco | |
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Organized Labor in the Progressive Era | |
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Efforts to Reform State Government Before 1910 | |
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Social and Economic Change in the Progressive Era | |
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Immigration and Ethnic Relations | |
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Economic Changes | |
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Earthquake and Fire in 1906 | |
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Water Wars | |
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California in the World Economy | |
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California Progressivism, 1910-1920 | |
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Hiram Johnson and the Victory of the Progressives, 1910-1911 | |
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California Progressives and the Presidential Election of 1912 | |
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Radicals in a Progressive Era | |
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A Second Flood of Reform, 1913 | |
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The Progressive Tide Recedes, 1914-1920 | |
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Californians in a World of Revolutions and War | |
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Californians and the Mexican Revolution | |
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War in Europe and Conflict at Home | |
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Californians Go to War | |
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Peace and the Backwash of War | |
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The Meaning of Progressivism for Californians | |
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Summary | |
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California Between the Wars, 1919-1941 | |
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The Rise of Los Angeles: Twentieth-Century Metropolis | |
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The Economic Basis for Growth | |
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The Automobile and the Growth of Southern California | |
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Prosperity Decade: The 1920s | |
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Politics in a Time of Prosperity | |
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New Economic Patterns | |
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New Social Patterns | |
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Cultural Expression | |
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Depression Decade: The 1930s | |
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Impact of the Great Depression | |
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Labor Conflict | |
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Federal Politics: The Impact of the New Deal | |
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State Politics: The Rise of the Democrats | |
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Cultural Expression During the Depression Decade | |
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California on the Eve of War | |
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Summary | |
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World War II and the Great Transformation | |
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Economic Expansion | |
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Overview of the War's Economic Impact | |
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The Aircraft Industry | |
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Shipbuilding | |
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Agriculture | |
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Other Industry | |
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Japanese Relocation and Internment | |
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The Unfolding Tragedy | |
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Relocation and Internment | |
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Population Growth and Diversity | |
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Black Migration | |
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New Challenges and Opportunities | |
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Shifting Gender Relations | |
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Daily Life and Culture | |
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Wartime Challenges | |
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Entertainment | |
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Political Transformation | |
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Change from the Grassroots | |
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Change at the Top | |
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Summary | |
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Postwar California: Prosperity and Discontent in the Golden State | |
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Unbridled Growth | |
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Industrial Growth and Organized Labor | |
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Education | |
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Population and Suburban Growth | |
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Transportation, Energy, Water Resources, and Environmental Pollution | |
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Postwar Politics | |
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California's Red Scare | |
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Warren and Knight | |
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Edmund G. Brown | |
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Liberalism at the Municipal Level | |
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Social and Cultural Dissent | |
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Diversity and Inequality | |
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Student Activism | |
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Cultural Developments | |
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Summary | |
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Contested Visions: Activism and Politics, 1964-1970 | |
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Seeds of Change | |
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From Civil Rights to Civil Unrest | |
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Black Power | |
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Justice in the Fields | |
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The Antiwar Movement and the Counterculture | |
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The Movement Expands | |
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The Chicano Movement | |
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Taking the Rock | |
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Change and Activism Along the Pacific Rim | |
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Emerging Feminist and Gay Rights Movements | |
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Politics in the Age of Dissent | |
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The Decline of Liberalism | |
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Reagan as Governor | |
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Summary | |
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Era of Limits | |
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The Legacy of the Sixties | |
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Feminism, Disability Rights, and Gay Pride | |
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Multiethnic Politics, Economies, and Culture | |
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Economic Changes and Environmental Constraints | |
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The Economy | |
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Environmental Activism and Constraints | |
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Politics in the Era of Limits | |
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Edmund G. Brown, Jr. | |
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Deukmejian | |
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Summary | |
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California Enters the New Millennium | |
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A New Kind of California | |
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The Los Angeles Riots and the O.J. Simpson Trial | |
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The Rise of Latino California | |
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Changing Ethnic Demographics | |
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The Economy | |
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From Recession to Boom | |
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An Economy for the New Millennium? | |
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Going Global | |
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A Redistribution of Income? | |
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The Challenges of Growth | |
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Education | |
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Health Care and Housing | |
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Transportation and Energy | |
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California and September 11, 2001 | |
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Politics in the New California | |
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Government by Initiative | |
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The Governorship of Peter Wilson | |
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The Governorship of Gray Davis | |
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The Governorship of Arnold Schwarzenegger | |
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Religion, Culture, and the Arts | |
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Spirituality in the Midst of Materialism | |
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Fitness, Health, and Entertainment | |
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Cultural Expression | |
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The California Dream in the Twenty-First Century | |
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Summary | |
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Governors of California: 1767 to Present | |
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Glossary of Spanish Terms | |
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Photo Credits | |
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Index | |