Embattled Dreams

Embattled Dreams
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 0195168976
ISBN-13 : 9780195168976
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Book Synopsis Embattled Dreams by : Kevin Starr

Download or read book Embattled Dreams written by Kevin Starr and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with the years of World War II and after. In the 1940s California changed from a regional centre into the dominant economic, social and cultural force it has been in America ever since.


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