Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003 - Paperback
by Kevin Starr
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kevin StarrTheme:Cultural Region/West Coast, Cultural Region/Western U.S., Demographic Orientation/Urban, Geographic Orientation/CaliforniaPublish date:2/14/2006Pages:800
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780679740728ISBN-10:0679740724UPC:9780679740728Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Sociology, Popular CultureBook Topic:State & Local, UrbanSize:7.96 x 5.32 x 1.59 inchesWeight:0.826Product ID:SC6TJ8EBCP
From O.J. to Arnold Schwarzenegger, earthquakes to rolling blackouts, silicon valley to riots in the street, California state historian Kevin Starr has assembled the history of the Golden Gate State since 1990 to create a vivid snapshot of a state constantly on the edge of tomorrow. Coast of Dreams captures an extraordinary place, from its rich and exceptionally diverse palette of people, cultures and values; to its economy that is larger than most nations and mirrors the economic state of the country; to a political landscape so roiled that a Governor can be recalled scant months after his re-election and replaced by a Hollywood action star. This is a book that is sweeping in scope, intimate in detail and altogether fascinated with the splendor of California.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780679740728ISBN-10:0679740724UPC:9780679740728Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Sociology, Popular CultureBook Topic:State & Local, UrbanSize:7.96 x 5.32 x 1.59 inchesWeight:0.826Product ID:SC6TJ8EBCP
Kevin Starr is University Professor of History at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. From 1994 to 2004, he served as the state librarian for California. His writing has won a Guggenheim Fellowship and gold and silver medals from the Commonwealth Club of California. He divides his time between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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