Search Results - "CALIFORNIA"

Love Your Asian Body: AIDS Activism in Los Angeles by Wat, Eric C

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California Indians and their environment: an introduction by Lightfoot, Kent, Parrish, Otis

“…Capturing the vitality of California's unique indigenous cultures, this major new introduction incorporates the extensive research of the past thirty years…”
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Uncovering the gaps in managed aquifer recharge for sustainable groundwater management: A focus on hillslopes and mountains by Meles, Menberu B., Bradford, Scott, Casillas-Trasvina, Alberto, Chen, Lin, Osterman, Gordon, Hatch, Tyler, Ajami, Hoori, Crompton, Octavia, Levers, Lucia, Kisekka, Isaya

“…•Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) enhances aquifers replenishment and water resilience.•Existing MAR tech suits flat terrains but faces several unknowns and…”
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Anthropology of Los Angeles: place and agency in an urban setting by Banh, Jenny, King, Melissa

“…The Anthropology of Los Angeles: Place and Agency in an Urban Setting questions the production and representations of L.A. by revealing the gray spaces between…”
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Tuberculosis and the Politics of Exclusion: A History of Public Health and Migration to Los Angeles by Abel, Emily K.

“…Though notorious for its polluted air today, the city of Los Angeles once touted itself as a health resort. After the arrival of the transcontinental railroad…”
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Soft Soil, Black Grapes: The Birth of Italian Winemaking in California by Cinotto, Simone, Tarnopolski, Michelle

“…From Ernest and Julio Gallo to Francis Ford Coppola, Italians have shaped the history of California wine. More than any other group, Italian immigrants and…”
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From Tinseltown to Bordertown: Los Angeles on Film by Deleyto, Celestino

“…Close readings that look for "the real Los Angeles" in a selection of contemporary movies. Los Angeles is a global metropolis whose history and social…”
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Lapd '53 by Ellroy, James, Martin, Glynn

“…A remarkable portrait of "true L.A.noir" with archival photos from the Los Angeles Police Museum and text by legendary crime writer James Ellroy ( Los Angeles…”
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Classical Hollywood cinema: point of view and communication by Zborowski, James

“…A focused and well-written study of classic Hollywood films which zeroes in on close analysis…”
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An American genocide : the United States and the California Indian catastrophe, 1846-1873 by Madley, Benjamin

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Murder State: California's Native American Genocide, 1846-1873 by Lindsay, Brendan C.

“…In the second half of the nineteenth century, the Euro-American citizenry of California carried out mass genocide against the Native population of their state,…”
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MIS 5e sea-level history along the Pacific coast of North America by Muhs, Daniel R.

“…The primary last interglacial, marine isotope substage (MIS) 5e records on the Pacific coast of North America, from Washington (USA) to Baja California Sur…”
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Mexican Americans Across Generations: Immigrant Families, Racial Realities by Vasquez, Jessica M

“…While newly arrived immigrants are often the focus of public concern and debate, many Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans have resided in the United…”
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Orienting Hollywood: A Century of Film Culture between Los Angeles and Bombay by Govil, Nitin

“…With American cinema facing intense technological and financial challenges both at home and abroad, and with Indian media looking to globalize, there have been…”
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Bedrock mortars as indicators of territorial behavior in the Sierra Nevada by Stevens, Nathan E., Whitaker, Adrian R., Rosenthal, Jeffrey S.

“…Bedrock mortars were an integral part of intensive acorn economies in Native California and are a prominent feature of the Late Holocene archaeological record…”
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Becoming neighbors in a Mexican American community : power, conflict, and solidarity by Ochoa, Gilda L

“…On the surface, Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants to the United States seem to share a common cultural identity but often make uneasy neighbors…”
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Sex Work Politics: From Protest to Service Provision by Majic, Samantha

“…In San Francisco, the St. James Infirmary (SJI) and the California Prostitutes Education Project (CAL-PEP) provide free, nonjudgmental medical care,…”
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Racial Propositions: Ballot Initiatives and the Making of Postwar California by HoSang, Daniel

“…This book looks beyond the headlines to uncover the controversial history of California's ballot measures over the past fifty years. As the rest of the U.S…”
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Pacific Eldorado: a history of greater California by Osborne, Thomas J

“…Osborne's work is the first history text to explore the sweep of California's past in relationship to its connections within the maritime world of the Pacific…”
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Ecosystems of California by Mooney, Harold, Zavaleta, Erika

“…This long-anticipated reference and sourcebook for California's remarkable ecological abundance provides an integrated assessment of each major ecosystem…”
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