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Right out of California : the 1930s and the big business roots of modern conservatism / Kathryn S. Olmsted.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Olmsted, Kathryn S., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Conservatism--California--History--20th century.
Conservatism.
Labor disputes--California--History--20th century.
Labor disputes.
Agricultural industries--Political activity--California--History--20th century.
Agricultural industries.
Businessmen--Political activity--California--History--20th century.
Businessmen.
Business and politics--California--History--20th century.
Business and politics.
Social change--California--History--20th century.
Social change.
Depressions--1929--California.
Depressions.
New Deal, 1933-1939--California.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
California--Economic conditions--20th century.
California.
California--Politics and government--20th century.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (337 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York ; London, [England] : The New Press, 2015.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
In a major reassessment of modern conservatism, noted historian Kathryn S. Olmsted reexamines the explosive labor disputes in the agricultural fields of Depression-era California, the cauldron that inspired a generation of artists and writers and that triggered the intervention of FDR's New Deal. Right Out of California tells how this brief moment of upheaval terrified business leaders into rethinking their relationship to American politics-a narrative that pits a ruthless generation of growers against a passionate cast of reformers, writers, and revolutionaries.Olmsted reveals how California'
Contents:
INTRODUCTION; 1 REVOLUTION AND REACTION; 2 THE GREAT STRIKE; 3 A NEW DEAL; 4 BOHEMIANS; 5 IMPERIAL; 6 CROOKS OR TOOLS; 7 SEEING RED; 8 CAMPAIGNS INC.; 9 MAKING HISTORY; 10 HARVEST; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; INDEX
Notes:
Includes index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781620971390
1620971399

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