Contested Eden [[electronic resource] ] : California before the gold rush / / editors, Ramón Gutiérrez and Richard J. Orsi
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Contested Eden [[electronic resource] ] : California before the gold rush / / editors, Ramón Gutiérrez and Richard J. Orsi
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 979.4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Gold mines and mining - California - History |
| Soggetto geografico: | California History To 1846 |
| California History 1846-1850 | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | 1800s |
| academic | |
| american culture | |
| american history | |
| beaches | |
| california culture | |
| california historical society | |
| california | |
| contemporary | |
| cultural context | |
| cultural history | |
| diversity | |
| environmental science | |
| essay collection | |
| ethnic diversity | |
| ethnicity | |
| gold rush | |
| historical context | |
| indian history | |
| indigenous people | |
| pacific ocean | |
| race | |
| racism | |
| scholarly | |
| state history | |
| united states | |
| us history | |
| valley girl | |
| west coast | |
| western united states | |
| womens history | |
| Altri autori: |
GutiérrezRamón A. <1951->
OrsiRichard J
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| Note generali: | "Published in association with the California Historical Society." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- 1. Contested Eden An Introduction -- 2. A World of Balance and Plenty -- 3. Indian Peoples of California -- 4. Seekers of the "Northern Mystery" -- 5. Land, Labor, and Production -- 6. "The Child of the Wilderness Weeps for the Father of Our Country' -- 7. The Creation and Re-creation of Californio Society -- 8. Between Crucifix and Lance -- 9. Engendering the History of Alta California, 1769-1848 -- 10. Serpent in the Garden -- 11. Alta California's Trojan Horse -- 12. War in California, 1846-1848 -- Picturing California -- Contributors -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Celebrating the 150th birthday of the state of California offers the opportunity to reexamine the founding of modern California, from the earliest days through the Gold Rush and up to 1870. In this four-volume series, published in association with the California Historical Society, leading scholars offer a contemporary perspective on such issues as the evolution of a distinctive California culture, the interaction between people and the natural environment, the ways in which California's development affected the United States and the world, and the legacy of cultural and ethnic diversity in the state. California before the Gold Rush, the first California Sesquicentennial volume, combines topics of interest to scholars and general readers alike. The essays investigate traditional historical subjects and also explore such areas as environmental science, women's history, and Indian history. Authored by distinguished scholars in their respective fields, each essay contains excellent summary bibliographies of leading works on pertinent topics. This volume also features an extraordinary full-color photographic essay on the artistic record of the conquest of California by Europeans, as well as over seventy black-and-white photographs, some never before published. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Contested Eden |
| ISBN: | 1-280-08761-7 |
| 9786613520296 | |
| 0-520-92055-4 | |
| 0-585-11667-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778858203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
California history sesquicentennial series ; ; 1.