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Title Dialogues on the Delta : approaches to the city of Stockton / edited by Martin Camps
Published Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 235 pages) : illustrations
Contents Intro; Contents; Introduction; Part I. Political, Economic and Business Approaches; The Roots of Municipal Bankruptcy; The Delta and the Stockton Area Economy; The Urban Farm Experience in Stockton- PUENTES; Part II. Sociological Approaches; The Faces of Stockton; The Stockton Challenge; Polyculture; Part III. Historical Approaches; "La Asociación Guadalupana" of St. Mary's Church; "A Jeep a Week"; It's Your History; Part IV. Literary and Artistic Connections; Elena Poniatowska and Her Connection to the Central Valley; Cartographies of Silence; Contributors
Summary This collection of essays examines the city of Stockton, California from an interdisciplinary perspective. Stockton is in the heart of the Central Valley, an agricultural region that comprises a diverse population and rich history. This book covers the economic downturn of the city that was ground zero for the housing market crisis during the Great Recession, which resulted in it becoming the first major American city to declare bankruptcy. Nevertheless, the city cannot be framed only on its economic misfortunes; Stockton has a vibrant community with important historical figures such as Martín
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Regional & national history.
Regional studies.
Society & culture: general.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
SUBJECT Stockton (Calif.) -- History
Subject California -- Stockton
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Camps, Martín, 1974- editor.
ISBN 9781527514706
1527514706