{"product_id":"california-vieja-culture-and-memory-in-a-modern-american-place-paperback","title":"California Vieja: Culture and Memory in a Modern American Place - 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\u003ePhoebe S. Kropp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhoebe S. Kropp\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe characteristic look of Southern California, with its red-tiled roofs, stucco homes, and Spanish street names suggests an enduring fascination with the region's Spanish-Mexican past. In this engaging study, Phoebe S. Kropp reveals that the origins of this aesthetic were not solely rooted in the Spanish colonial period, but arose in the early twentieth century, when Anglo residents recast the days of missions and ranchos as an idyllic golden age of pious padres, placid Indians, dashing caballeros and sultry senoritas. Four richly detailed case studies uncover the efforts of Anglo boosters and examine the responses of Mexican and Indian people in the construction of places that gave shape to this cultural memory: El Camino Real, a tourist highway following the old route of missionaries; San Diego's world's fair, the Panama-California Exposition; the architecturally- and racially-restricted suburban hamlet Rancho Santa Fe; and Olvera Street, an ersatz Mexican marketplace in the heart of Los Angeles. \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Vieja \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling demonstration of how memory can be more than nostalgia. In Southern California, the Spanish past became a catalyst for the development of the region's built environment and public culture, and a civic narrative that still serves to marginalize Mexican and Indian residents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a rich and learned volume that has a story to tell to those seeking to understand contemporary Southern California.--David Johnson, managing editor of the \u003ci\u003ePacific Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Engagingly written and well researched, \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Vieja\u003c\/i\u003e is an intriguing, persuasive examination of the politics of memory and the built environment in southern California.\"--Vicki Ruiz, author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhoebe S. Kropp\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.89 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52612773511475,"sku":"9780520258044","price":62.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SWZYbkdnMnBhTWZ6aXd5U0puY3FVdz09.webp?v=1761854104","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/california-vieja-culture-and-memory-in-a-modern-american-place-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}