Racial Propositions: Ballot Initiatives and the Making of Postwar California Volume 30

by Daniel Martinez HoSang

Book Overview

This book looks beyond the headlines to uncover the controversial history of California's ballot measures over the past fifty years. As the rest of the U.S. watched, California voters banned public services for undocumented immigrants, repealed public affirmative action programs, and outlawed bilingual education, among other measures. Why did a state with a liberal political culture, an increasingly diverse populace, and a well-organized civil rights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520266668
• ISBN13: 9780520266667
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"