{"product_id":"a-companion-to-california-history-paperback","title":"A Companion to California History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Deverell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Igler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume of original essays by leading scholars is an innovative, thorough introduction to the history and culture of California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 30 essays by leading scholars in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays range widely across perspectives, including political, social, economic, and environmental history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays with similar approaches are paired and grouped to work as individual pieces and as companions to each other throughout the text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProduced in association with the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO CALIFORNIA HISTORY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like the best of California, the engaging essays collected in this compendium reveal - and revel in - a history of immense diversity and astonishing possibility. More than a 'companion, ' these dazzling essays offer a friendly 'field guide' to California's past (and an excellent vantage point from which to contemplate its present and future) .\" \u003cb\u003eStephen Aron, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eUCLA and Autry Institute for the Study of the American West\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" ... a useful book. For somebody whose training is in history ..., there is enough substance in each chapter to make it worthwhile ... . Like all Blackwell Companions, this volume is pleasant to use and handle.\" \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rich harvest of the New California History, grown to ripeness and diversity in the garden planted by Carey McWilliams and Kevin Starr.\" \u003cb\u003eMike Davis, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of California, Irvine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In tandem with the emergence of California as a nation-state of global importance, the assessment of California - as place, people, society, culture, and history - has gone into Warp Speed. Nowhere is this more evident than in this brilliant and eminently useful Starship Enterprise of California studies by an elite crew of Next Generation experts.\" \u003cb\u003eKevin Starr, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Southern California\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume of original essays by leading scholars is an innovative, thorough introduction to the history and culture of California from its inception to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by both senior scholars and new voices in the field as well as non-academic subject specialists, the essays range widely across perspectives, including political, social, economic, and environmental history. The volume's unique structure pairs and groups essays that are similar in approach and conception so they work both as individual pieces and also as companions to each other throughout the text. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmerging out of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, a new research and teaching project associated with the Huntington Library and the University of Southern California, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion to California History\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable resource for students and researchers of the history of the Golden State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Deverell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Southern California and Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West. He is the author of numerous publications including \u003ci\u003eLand of Sunshine: The Environmental History of Metropolitan Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e (with Greg Hise, 2005) and \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e (with Greg Hise, 2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Igler\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, where he teaches courses in U.S., environmental, and California history. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Ocean: Pacific Worlds .from Captain Cook to the Gold Rush\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and \u003ci\u003eIndustrial Cowboys: Miller \u0026amp; Lux and the Transformation of the Far West, \u003c\/i\u003e 1850-1920 (2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52619341234483,"sku":"9781118798041","price":93.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dzZ0Q0FadHlhMzFmU1FqWFlRQll2UT09.webp?v=1761926227","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-companion-to-california-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}