Imperial San Francisco by Gray Brechin

Imperial San Francisco by Gray Brechin

San Francisco is a city clouded in myth. This urban biography provides an entirely new vision of the city's history, laying bare the inner dynamics of the regional civilization centered in San Francisco. Imperial San Francisco examines the far-reaching environmental impact that one city and the elite families that hold power in it have had on the Pacific Basin for over a century and a half. The book provides a literate, myth-shattering interpretation of the hiden costs that the growth of San Francisco has exacted on its surrounding regions, presenting along the way a revolutionary new theory of urban development. Writtein in a lively, accessible style, the narrative is filled with vivid characters, engrossing stories, and a rich variety of illustrations.

Gray Brechin is a historical geographer who received his Ph.D. in geography from the University of California, Berkeley. He has worked as a journalist and television producer, and is coauthor of Farewell, Promised Land: Waking from the California Dream (California 1999).

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ISBN 13	9780520215689
ISBN 10	0520215680
Title	Imperial San Francisco
Author	Gray Brechin
Series	California Studies In Critical Human Geography
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Publisher	University of California Press
Year published	1999-09-28
Number of pages	428
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