The Streets of San Francisco: Policing and the Creation of a Cosmopolitan Liberal Politics, 1950-1972
(Part of the Historical Studies of Urban America Series)
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During the Sixties the nation turned its eyes to San Francisco as the city's police force clashed with movements for free speech, civil rights, and sexual liberation. These conflicts on the street forced Americans to reconsider the role of the police officer in a democracy. In The Streets of San Francisco Christopher Lowen Agee explores the surprising and influential ways in which San Francisco liberals answered that question, ultimately turning...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:022637808X
ISBN13:9780226378084
Release Date:January 2016
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:339 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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