Two Californias : The Myths and Realities of a State Divided Against Itself
Language: English
Published by Island Press, 1983
- Softcover
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- Title
- Two Californias : The Myths and Realities of a State Divided Against Itself
- Author
- Smith, Eleanor, Di Leo, Michael
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Publication year
- 1983
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0933280165
- ISBN 13
- 9780933280168
- Item weight
- 0.5 pounds
- Dimensions
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Michael DiLeo and Eleanor Smith look closely and discover that there are profound truths embedded in the folk tradition. And equally profound misconceptions. Probing the surprising and little-known history of the split-state movement, the authors find that its underlying sentiments have been part of California politics and culture since territorial days. What the issues are today, what their implications are for our lives in the 1980s, and what we can do about them are the focus of this fascinating book.
The current water controversy, perhaps the most crucial in the state's history, cannot be resolved until the two Californias make peace with each other. No other book confronts the environmental and philosophical problems that plague California and have nationwide echoes as thoroughly and as intelligently as Two Californias does.Two Californias is entertaining and it also thought-provoking. It is very likely to change the ways we think about living together and sharing resources in the 1980s.
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About the Author
Michael DiLeo, a native of New York, has an M.A. in History from UCLA. Currently, a free-lance writer living in Marin County, he is the author of several high school textbooks in the fields of history, government, and language arts. He is a co-author ofHeadwaters published by Island Press.
A native of southern California, Eleanor Smith is a free-lance writer currently living in Berkeley. She has contributed toNuclear California, The New Environmental Handbook, and Atom's Eve, in addition to being former managing editor ofNot Man Apart, published by Friends of the Earth.
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