California Crucible. Jonathan Bell

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Bell, Jonathan, 1976–

       California crucible : the forging of modern American

      liberalism / Jonathan Bell.

      p. cm. — (Politics and culture in modern America)

       Includes bibliographical references and index,

       ISBN 978-0-8122-4387-1 (hardcover : alk. paper)

       1. Liberalism—California—History—20th century.

      2. Liberalism—United States—History—20th century.

      3. California—Politics and government—20th century. I Title.

      II. Series: Politics and culture in modern America.

      JS451.C25B34 2012

      320.51'309794—dc23 2011032476

       For Julia and Ray

      CONTENTS

       Introduction: Placing California in Post-World War II American Politics

       Chapter 1. Politics and Party in California at Mid-Century

       Chapter 2. Building the Democratic Party in the 1940s

       Chapter 3. The Stevenson Effect

       Chapter 4. A Democratic Order

       Chapter 5. Turning Point: California Politics in the 1950s

       Chapter 6. The Liberal Moment

       Chapter 7. Democratic Politics and the Brown Administration

       Chapter 8. Welfare Reform and the Idea of the Family

       Chapter 9. Culture Wars, Politics, and Power

       Chapter 10. The Legacy of the Democratic Party Renaissance

       Epilogue: Liberal Politics in California in an “Era of Limits”

       Notes

       Index

       Acknowledgments

      INTRODUCTION

      Placing California in Post-World War II American Politics

      In April 1959, cricket levering, legislative chairwoman of democratic clubs in the suburb of Claremont and the surrounding neighborhoods of the Forty-Ninth assembly district in the northeastern corner of Los Angeles County, wrote a memo to fellow club organizers. Giddy from the landslide victories of gubernatorial candidate Pat Brown and other democratic legislative candidates in the 1958 elections, levering wanted to maintain the momentum that had helped bring about those victories through tireless precinct walking, leaflet distribution, rally organizing, and voter registration drives. Those СКАЧАТЬ