California Crucible : : The Forging of Modern American Liberalism / / Jonathan Bell.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package American History
• VerfasserIn: Bell, Jonathan,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Politics and Culture in Modern America
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)

In the three decades following World War II, the Golden State was not only the fastest-growing state in the Union but also the site of significant political change. From the late 1940s through the mid-1970s, a generation of liberal activists transformed the political landscape of California, ending...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Introduction. Placing California in Post-World War II American Politics
• Chapter 1. Politics and Party in California at Mid-Century
• Chapter 2. Building the Democratic Party in the 1940s
• Chapter 3. The Stevenson Effect
• Chapter 4. A Democratic Order
• Chapter 5. Turning Point: California Politics in the 1950s
• Chapter 6. The Liberal Moment
• Chapter 7. Democratic Politics and the Brown Administration
• Chapter 8. Welfare Reform and the Idea of the Family
• Chapter 9. Culture Wars, Politics, and Power
• Chapter 10. The Legacy of the Democratic Party Renaissance
• Epilogue: Liberal Politics in California in an "Era of Limits"
• Notes
• Index
• Acknowledgments