Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003Kevin Starr probes the possible collapse of the California dream in the years 1990--2003. In a series of compelling chapters, Coast of Dreams moves through a variety of topics that show the California of the last decade, when the state was sometimes stumbling, sometimes humbled, but, more often, flourishing with its usual panache. From gang violence in Los Angeles to the spectacular rise-and equally spectacular fall-of Silicon Valley, from the Northridge earthquake to the recall of Governor Gray Davis, Starr ranges over myriad facts, anecdotes, news stories, personal impressions, and analyses to explore a time of unprecedented upheaval in California. Coast of Dreams describes an exceptional diversity of people, cultures, and values; an economy that mirrors the economic state of the nation; a battlefield where industry and the necessities of infrastructure collide with the inherent demands of a unique and stunning natural environment. It explores California politics (including Arnold Schwarzenegger's election in the 2003 recall), the multifaceted business landscape, and controversial icons such as O.J. Simpson. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictIn this latest installment of his series on California's history, Starr (history, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles) looks at the decade he considers a watershed. During the Nineties ... Read full review
Contents
Coast of Dreams | 3 |
Catastrophe | 61 |
Send In the Marines I 25 | 125 |
PART iſ I Diversity | 141 |
Wedge Issues | 181 |
Turnaround | 233 |
Cities Suburbs and Other Places | 305 |
West Hollywood | 342 |
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| Title | Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003 Vintage books |
| Author | Kevin Starr |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0679740724, 9780679740728 |
| Length | 765 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / United States / State & Local / General History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) |
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