Shana Bernstein

Bridges of Reform

Interracial Civil Rights Activism in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles

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Produktbeschreibung

Bridges of Reform reinterprets U.S. civil rights activism that emerged from interracial efforts among Mexican, African, Jewish, and Japanese Americans in multiracial Los Angeles during World War II and the Cold War era.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780195331677
• ISBN-10: 0195331672
• Artikelnr.: 32952744

Autorenporträt

Shana Bernstein is Assistant Professor of History at Southwestern University. Her research focuses on civil rights, race relations, and social reform in 20th century U.S. History, particularly in the West.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1.: Chapter 1: Los Angeles, the Early Days
2.: Chapter 2: Shadows of War, Forces for Change
3.: Chapter 3: The War Comes Home
4.: Chapter 4, Cold Warriors of a Different Stripe
5.: Chapter 5: The Community Service Organization and Interracial Civil Rights Activism in the Cold War Era
6.: Chapter 6: Los Angeles to the Nation
Conclusion