| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction. Los Angeles, cradle of utopias -- 1. Gopher Prairie, U.S.A. -- 2. The crash -- 3. The downward spiral -- 4. Self-help -- 5. The god that failed -- 6. Salvation from the left -- 7. The utopian society -- 8. The Townsend Plan -- 9. End Poverty in California -- 10. Ham and eggs -- Conclusion. The politics of fear -- Notes -- Suggested Readings -- Index |
| Summary |
Finding parallels between past and present, readers might wonder why people remain loyal to programs that prove unrealistic, or why voters continue to support leaders who reveal, time and again, their ignorance or dishonesty. In its illumination of a troubled time in American history not so long ago, this book offers insight into our own |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Socialism -- California -- Los Angeles Region -- History -- 20th century
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Depressions -- 1929 -- California -- Los Angeles Region
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Depressions
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Socialism
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California -- Los Angeles Region
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780806177502 |
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0806177500 |
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