10.5: Suggested Readings
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- Broussard, Albert, Black San Francisco: The Struggle for Racial Equality in the West, 1900–1954 (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1993). This book, while covering a broad span of time, provides good coverage of postwar black activism in the San Francisco Bay area.
- Dassman, Raymond F., The Destruction of California (Tappan, NJ: Macmillan, 1966). This book, a classic primary source, documents the environmental damage that resulted from rapid growth and development during the postwar period.
- Davidson, Michael, The San Francisco Renaissance (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989). This book examines the origins, impact, and legacy of the San Francisco Renaissance, culminating with the rise of the Beat Generation.
- Douglas, John A., The California Idea and American Higher Education, 1850 to the 1960 Master Plan (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000). This book provides a historical overview of higher education in California, including a detailed account of the Master Plan.
- Galarza, Ernesto, Farm Workers and Agri-Business in California, 1947–1960 (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1978). This book exposes the human costs associated with agricultural production, including a thorough critique of the bracero program.
- Hundley, Jr., Norris, The Great Thirst: Californians and Water—A History (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001). This book provides an overview of the state’s water resources, water exploitation, and local, state, and federal water policy.
- Lipset, Seymour, and Wolin, Sheldon S., eds., The Berkeley Student Revolt (New York: Doubleday-Anchor, 1965). A classic collection of writings on the Berkeley Free Speech Movement and student activism, more generally.
- Nash, Gerald D., The American West Transformed: The Impact of the Second World War (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990). This book details the lasting impact that World War II had on California’s economy, including a discussion of the state’s emerging electronics and aerospace industries.
- Navasky, Victor, Naming Names (Hill and Wang, 2003). This book places Hollywood’s Red Scare within a larger historical context, describes its human costs, and details its lasting impact on the industry.
- Pincetl, Stephanie, Transforming California: A Political History of Land Use and Development (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999). This book provides a comprehensive history of land use, development, and environmental degradation in California.
- Schiesl, Martin, ed., Responsible Liberalism: Edmund G. “Pat” Brown and Reform Government in California, 1958–1967 (Los Angeles: California State University, Los Angeles, Institute of Public Affairs, 2003). This recent collection of essays provides a good overview of Brown’s political philosophy, agenda, and major accomplishments during his two terms as governor.
- Schiesl, Martin and Dodge, Mark, eds., City of Promise: Race and Historical Change in Los Angeles (Claremont: Regina Books, 2006). This recent collection of essays documents the experience and struggles of the city’s Latino, African American, and Asian Pacific communities before and after World War II.
- Williams, James C., Energy and the Making of Modern California (Akron: University of Akron Press, 1997). This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state’s energy resources, use patterns, regulatory framework, and policy.