Fortress California, 1910-1961: From Warfare to Welfare

by Roger W. Lotchin

Book Overview

Urbanization and wars have been two of the most important continuities in modern history. This book explains how the two became connected by describing the origins and historic development of the military-industrial complex in the California urban heartland. The union between military and metropolis arose during World War I from the needs of the Navy and the ambitions of California's evolving cities. These growing cities demanded stable economies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195047796
• ISBN13: 9780195047790
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"