- Paperback: 307 pages
- Publisher: University of California Press (May 30 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0520201604
- ISBN-13: 978-0520201606
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 440 g
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"A timely and important addition to the growing literature on regional development, as well as to California history." -- Craig Hendricks, Journal of American History
"A welcome attempt at understanding the maturation and increasing segmentation of suburban realms." -- Robert A. Young, Urban Geography
"A winning collection of essays about a county many believe to be paradigmatic of America's suburban future." -- Alex Raksin, Los Angeles Times
"The authors of Postsuburban California are, I believe, exactly right in claiming an exemplary status for Orange County. It is, to use Asa Briggs's phrase, as much the 'shock city' of the late twentieth century as Chicago was for the early twentieth century." -- Robert Fishman, Contemporary Sociology
"A welcome attempt at understanding the maturation and increasing segmentation of suburban realms." -- Robert A. Young, Urban Geography
"A winning collection of essays about a county many believe to be paradigmatic of America's suburban future." -- Alex Raksin, Los Angeles Times
"The authors of Postsuburban California are, I believe, exactly right in claiming an exemplary status for Orange County. It is, to use Asa Briggs's phrase, as much the 'shock city' of the late twentieth century as Chicago was for the early twentieth century." -- Robert Fishman, Contemporary Sociology
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Neither a city nor a traditional suburb, Orange County, California represents a striking example of a new kind of social formation. This multidisciplinary volume offers a cogent case study of the "postsuburban" phenomenon.
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On March 8, 1889, the California Senate voted to carve a new political entity out of the southern portion of Los Angeles County. Read the first page
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Irvine exposed- the fascinating birth and gowth of a planned city!, Aug 2 2011
By S. Gillespie - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Postsuburban California: The Transformation of Orange County since World War II (Paperback)
This is a great history of Orange County and especially the establishment and the growth of the Irvine Company and how the city of Irvine itself was planned and functions even to this day! Whether you like Irvine or hate it I believe you will find this book a fascinating read.
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A Collection of Studies on Post Suburban Orange County, Jun 25 2011
By M. Quan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Postsuburban California: The Transformation of Orange County since World War II (Paperback)
The premise of the book is about Orange County as an example of postsuburban communities that concepts of urban, rural and suburban don't accurately define. No longer rural and a part of Los Angeles County, Orange County has emerged in its own right, with a population and economy outpacing most states, that defies the concept of Orange County as just another suburb. However its decentralized urban structure, with many focal cities, contrasts the traditional concepts of an obvious centerpoint.That is what the book is supposedly about. The book is actually a collection of research papers from multiple authors that are somewhat supporting of the overarching theme. Some chapters are brilliant, backed by hard data, while a few of the more qualitative arguments are noticeably lacking. After reading an LA Times article stating that families in Orange County are more traditional (husband, wife, two kids, no divorce) than the rest of California, I was hoping for more. Also disappointing is the hinted division of older North Orange County versus newer South Orange County. Moreover for an area that has changed so much since the end of WWII, I would have expected more dedicated to the transformation of farm land. The lack of a single author, providing one clear overarching depiction of Orange County then and now, is a considerable weakness.
The least you should know though is the copyright date (1991). This book is over 20 years old which will not encompass the two great political events in Orange County of the 1990's; the decommissioning of El Toro and the 1994 bankruptcy. While most of the trends are still applicable the numbers are very dated.
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