内容简介
Thisvolumeoforiginalessaysbyleadingscholarsisaninnovative,thoroughintroductiontothehistoryandcultureofCalifornia.Includes30essaysbyleadingscholarsinthefieldEssaysrangewidelyacrossperspectives,includingpolitical,social,economic,andenvironmentalhistoryEssayswithsimilarapproachesarepairedandgroupedtoworkasindividualpiecesandascompanionstoeachotherthroughoutthetextProducedinassociationwiththeHuntington-USCInstituteonCaliforniaandtheWest