
Berkeley
A City in History
Charles M. Wollenberg(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 23. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-520-25307-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Railroad Age, The Depression, World War II, The Atomic Age, The Sixties - these periods shaped and were in turn shaped by Berkeley, California - a city that has had a remarkable influence given its modest size. This concise book, the only up-to-date history of Berkeley, is a rich chronicle connecting the people, trends, and events that made the city to much larger themes in history. From the native builders of shellmounds to the blue-collar residents of Ocean View, the rise of the University of California, the World War II shipyards, and today's demographics and politics, it's all here in this fascinating account of the other beloved city by the bay.Along the way, we find the answers to many intriguing questions: why is Adeline Street is so oddly aligned? How did Berkeley benefit from the 1906 earthquake that destroyed much of San Francisco? What differentiated Holy Hill from Nut Hill? "Berkeley: A City in History" offers a delightful sense of place to anyone who has lived in, worked in, or traveled through this unique city.
Reviews / Votes
"Good, credible writing." East Bay Express "Those many with a personal tie to Berkeley will devour this book with delight." California HistoryMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
70 b-w photographs, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-25307-0 (9780520253070)
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E-Book
01/2008
1st Edition
Naval Institute Press
€26.49
Available for download
Person
Charles Wollenberg, Chair of Social Sciences and Professor of History at Berkeley City College, is coeditor, with Marcia A. Eymann, of What's Going On? California and the Vietnam Era (UC Press) and author of Marinship at War: Shipbuilding and Social Change in Wartime Sausalito and Golden Gate Metropolis: Perspectives on Bay Area Regional History.
Content
Preface 1. First Settlers 2. A Tale of Two Towns 3. Enter the Octopus 4. Urbanization 5. A Special Place 6. Boom and Bust 7. World War II Watershed 8. A Kind of Peace 9. The Heritage of the Sixties 10. Berkeley in an Age of Inequality Bibliography Index