California Crucible: The Forging of Modern American Liberalism

Table of Contents

introduction: Placing california in Post-World War ii american Politics 1 chapter 1. Politics and Party in california at Mid-century 11 chapter 2. Building the democratic Party in the 1940s 31 chapter 3. The stevenson effect 55 chapter 4. a democratic order 83 chapter 5. turning Point: california Politics in the 1950s 105 chapter 6. The liberal Moment 123 chapter 7. democratic Politics and the Brown administration 155 chapter 8. Welfare reform and the idea of the Family 183 chapter 9. culture Wars, Politics, and Power 205 chapter 10. The legacy of the democratic Party renaissance 239 epilogue: liberal Politics in california in an “era of limits” 269 notes 281 index 333 acknowledgments 341 conTenTs ...