Author: Laura R. Barraclough
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820336807
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In the first book-length scholarly study of the San Fernando Valley—home to one-third of the population of Los Angeles—Laura R. Barraclough combines ambitious historical sweep with an on-theground investigation of contemporary life in this iconic western suburb. She is particularly intrigued by the Valley's many rural elements, such as dirt roads, tack-and-feed stores, horse-keeping districts, citrus groves, and movie ranches. Far from natural or undeveloped spaces, these rural characteristics are, she shows, the result of deliberate urbanplanning decisions that have shaped the Valley over the course of more than a hundred years. The Valley's entwined history of urban development and rural preservation has real ramifications today for patterns of racial and class inequality and especially for the evolving meaning of whiteness. Immersing herself in meetings of homeowners' associations, equestrian organizations, and redistricting committees, Barraclough uncovers the racial biases embedded in rhetoric about “open space” and “western heritage.” The Valley's urban cowboys enjoy exclusive, semirural landscapes alongside the opportunities afforded by one of the world's largest cities. Despite this enviable position, they have at their disposal powerful articulations of both white victimization and, with little contradiction, color-blind politics.
Making the San Fernando Valley
Author: Laura R. Barraclough
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820336807
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In the first book-length scholarly study of the San Fernando Valley—home to one-third of the population of Los Angeles—Laura R. Barraclough combines ambitious historical sweep with an on-theground investigation of contemporary life in this iconic western suburb. She is particularly intrigued by the Valley's many rural elements, such as dirt roads, tack-and-feed stores, horse-keeping districts, citrus groves, and movie ranches. Far from natural or undeveloped spaces, these rural characteristics are, she shows, the result of deliberate urbanplanning decisions that have shaped the Valley over the course of more than a hundred years. The Valley's entwined history of urban development and rural preservation has real ramifications today for patterns of racial and class inequality and especially for the evolving meaning of whiteness. Immersing herself in meetings of homeowners' associations, equestrian organizations, and redistricting committees, Barraclough uncovers the racial biases embedded in rhetoric about “open space” and “western heritage.” The Valley's urban cowboys enjoy exclusive, semirural landscapes alongside the opportunities afforded by one of the world's largest cities. Despite this enviable position, they have at their disposal powerful articulations of both white victimization and, with little contradiction, color-blind politics.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820336807
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In the first book-length scholarly study of the San Fernando Valley—home to one-third of the population of Los Angeles—Laura R. Barraclough combines ambitious historical sweep with an on-theground investigation of contemporary life in this iconic western suburb. She is particularly intrigued by the Valley's many rural elements, such as dirt roads, tack-and-feed stores, horse-keeping districts, citrus groves, and movie ranches. Far from natural or undeveloped spaces, these rural characteristics are, she shows, the result of deliberate urbanplanning decisions that have shaped the Valley over the course of more than a hundred years. The Valley's entwined history of urban development and rural preservation has real ramifications today for patterns of racial and class inequality and especially for the evolving meaning of whiteness. Immersing herself in meetings of homeowners' associations, equestrian organizations, and redistricting committees, Barraclough uncovers the racial biases embedded in rhetoric about “open space” and “western heritage.” The Valley's urban cowboys enjoy exclusive, semirural landscapes alongside the opportunities afforded by one of the world's largest cities. Despite this enviable position, they have at their disposal powerful articulations of both white victimization and, with little contradiction, color-blind politics.
The San Fernando Valley Story!.
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Category : San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Languages : en
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Languages : en
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History of San Fernando Valley
Author: Frank McCleunan Keffer
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Category : San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 321
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Category : San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 321
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The San Fernando Valley
Author: Lawrence Charles Jorgensen
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Category : San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Category : San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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The San Fernando Valley
Author: Charles A. Bearchell
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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The San Fernando Valley
Author: Kevin Roderick
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
ISBN: 9781883792558
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A journalist and native son of the San Fernando Valley, arguably America's quintessential suburb, returns to his old neighborhoods and discovers a long, rich history filled with the sort of lore and traditions that make a place a home.
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
ISBN: 9781883792558
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A journalist and native son of the San Fernando Valley, arguably America's quintessential suburb, returns to his old neighborhoods and discovers a long, rich history filled with the sort of lore and traditions that make a place a home.
The Story of San Fernando Valley
Author: William Wilcox Robinson
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Category : San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 63
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Category : San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 63
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The History of San Fernando Valley with Special Emphasis on the City of San Fernando
Author: Clifford M. Smith
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Category : San Fernando (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Category : San Fernando (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Author: Jacqueline Ching
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9780823958931
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Discusses the founding, building, operation, closing and restoration of the Spanish mission in San Fernando and its role in California history.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9780823958931
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Discusses the founding, building, operation, closing and restoration of the Spanish mission in San Fernando and its role in California history.
Visualizing the History of the San Fernando Valley
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Category : Artists' books
Languages : en
Pages : 13
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Category : Artists' books
Languages : en
Pages : 13
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