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Beyond Alliances : The Jewish Role in Reshaping the Racial Landscape of Southern California / Bruce Zuckerman, editor ; George J. Sanchez, guest editor ; Lisa Ansell, associate editor.
Van Pelt Library E184.3 .J49 v.5-v.23
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sanchez, George J., Editor.
- Series:
- Jewish role in American life, 1934-7529 ; v. 9.
- Jewish role in American life, 1934-7529 ; v.9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mexican Americans--California--Los Angeles--Social conditions.
- Mexican Americans.
- Jews--California--Los Angeles--Social conditions.
- Jews.
- Jews--Cultural assimilation--California, Southern--History--20th century.
- Jews--California, Southern--Social conditions--History--20th century.
- California, Southern--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.
- California, Southern.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xviii, 146 p. ) :) digital file.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Indiana, Ind. : Purdue University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume focuses on the unique and special role that Jews took in reshaping the ethnic/racial landscape of Southern California in the mid-twentieth century, roughly from 1930 to 1970.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Editorial introduction
- Genevieve Carpio, Unexpected allies: David C. Marcus and his impact on the advancement of civil rights in the Mexican-American legal landscape of Southern California
- Anthony Macias, Multicultural music, Jews, and American culture: the life and times of William Phillips
- Barbara K. Soliz, Rosland Wiener Wyman and the transformation of Jewish liberalism in cold war Los Angeles
- Max Felker-Kantor, Fighting many battles: Max Mont, labor, and interracial civil rights activism in Los Angeles, 1950-1970
- About the contributors
- About the USC Casden Institute..
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61249-225-8
- 1-61249-226-6
- OCLC:
- 809317427
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