HIST642 – California in the Great Depression

This course will address the emergence and development of California’s two preeminent cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles. We will consider the reasons for urbanization, the interaction of human activity and natural setting in shaping urban location and urban space, and the relationship between cities and the regions in which they are situated. Students should emerge with a framework for understanding the process of urbanization in general, as well as its specific features in a California context.

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