Dialogues on the Delta : approaches to the city of Stockton /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018. ©2018
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 235 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Stockton (Calif.) -- History. California -- Stockton. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13584541

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Other authors / contributors:	Camps, Martín, 1974- editor.
ISBN:	9781527514706 1527514706 9781527511071 1527511073
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Dialogues on the Delta. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018 1527511073

Table of 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

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