Boyle Heights : how a Los Angeles neighborhood became the future of American democracy / George J. Sánchez.
| Author/creator | Sanchez, George J. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021] |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | xvii, 364 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | American crossroads American crossroads. ^A394740 |
| Contents | Introduction: A multiracial map for America -- Making Los Angeles -- From global movements to urban apartheid -- Disposable people, expendable neighborhoods -- Witnesses to internment -- The exodus from the Eastside -- Edward R. Roybal and the politics of multiracialism -- Black and brown power in the Barrio -- Creating sanctuary -- Remembering Boyle Heights. |
| Abstract | "This is a history of a Los Angeles community that represents cross-cultural possibility in America's future. The history of Boyle Heights tells an important story of neighborhood strength because of its diversity and a constant stream of newcomers to Los Angeles, who become absorbed into the life of the city in ways that were both accommodating and complicated. It is clear that the residents of the neighborhood developed a unique identity that set them apart from the rest of the city, even while intense racialization was occurring among the various groups that made up the local population. Migrants to the United States learned what it meant to be American in Boyle Heights, as newcomers to Los Angeles learned what it meant to be Angelino. Even as the neighborhood changed dramatically over time because of larger racial and economic forces that fostered concentrated poverty and other unstable life conditions, a communal and progressive spirit prevailed in Boyle Heights that continued to define the promise of the American dream for all who lived there. This book is organized chronologically, with each chapter focusing on the interaction between different groups that made up the Boyle Heights population"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-342) and index. |
| Funding information | Lisa See Endowment Fund in Southern California History and Culture. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Sanchez, George J. Boyle heights Oakland : University of California Press, [2021] 9780520382374 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020034648 |
| ISBN | 9780520237070 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0520237072 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | F869 .B69 S26 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |