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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.400468
EAN num: 9780520219588
ISBN number: 0520219589
Label: University of California Press
Manufacturer: University of California Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 340
Printing Date: June 08, 1999
Publishing house: University of California Press
Sale Popularity Level: 617454
Studio: University of California Press
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In his enduring study of Spanish-speaking Californians--a group that includes both native-born Californians, or Californios, and immigrants from Mexico-- Leonard Pitt charts one of the earliest chapters in the state's ethnic history, and, in the process, he sheds light on debates and tensions that continue to this day. In a new foreword for this edition, Ramn A. Gutirrez discusses the shaping and reception of the book and also views this classic work in light of recent scholarship on California and ethnic history.
'Decline of the Californios is one of those rare works that very first gained fame for its pathbreaking and original nature, but which now maintains its status as a classic of California and ethnic history.' --Douglas Monroy, author of Thrown among Strangers
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This is an angry book. This is a smart book. This is a sad book. But most importantly, particularly in these days as the Latino and Mexican population of California continues to grow in numbers and influence, this is a book that requires you to look at the history of the State of California from a different view, and to maybe begin to understand the seriousness of the events and history covered.
It has been at least a decade since I read this volume, but its true stories still resound in me. This book is an education and what more can one ask for from such a work. William J. Trinkle, Director, The Bear Flag Museum.
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Wonderful genealogical source for those with ties to the "Californios"...great reading for anyone interested in early California history as well.
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Pitt's history of the decline of the Californios is an extremely important record of California's past. Few contemporary Californian's are familiar with the rugged settlers who came to this place and created a society of their own. Largely abandoned by the Spanish and then Mexican overseers, robbed by the invading Americanos, the Californios left their indelible mark upon us. their influence is subtle now, but we still live in the various "ranchos" they founded and ranched. This is a very accessible and well-written piece of scholarship. It is simple enough to qualify as a popular history, well researched enough to be taken seriously in academia.
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pitt certainly gives us a descriptive account of life in California before the gold rush and after. his referring to so many names and families did make the whole story of the people a little confusing.
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