American Babylon
Subtitle: race and the struggle for postwar Oakland
By: Robert O. Self.
Series: Politics and society in twentieth-century America
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century; Black power -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century; Property tax -- Political aspects -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century; Homeowners -- California -- Oakland Region -- Political activity; Social classes -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century; City and town life -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century; Suburban life -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century; Oakland Region (Calif.) -- Race relations; Oakland Region (Calif.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Oakland Region (Calif.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-378) and index.
Table of contents: title: Urban and suburban politics and the California dream, 1945-1964; title: Race, urban transformation, and the struggle against segregation, 1954-1966; title: Black liberation and suburban revolt, 1964-1978.