 | California Crucible: The Forging of Modern American Liberalism Subjects: Liberalism -- California -- History -- 20th century; Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; California -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Historian Jonathan Bell chronicles the dramatic story of postwar liberalism in California--moving from early grassroots organizing and the election of Pat Brown as governor in 1958 to the civil rights campaigns of the 1960s and the campaigns against the new right in the 1970s. Jonathan Bell is Senior Lecturer and Chair of the History Department at the University of Reading. |
