{"product_id":"city-of-dreams-dodger-stadium-and-the-birth-of-modern-los-angeles-paperback","title":"City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerald Podair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid history of the controversial building of Dodger Stadium and how it helped transform Los Angeles\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Walter O'Malley moved his Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1957 with plans to construct a new ballpark, he ignited a bitter half-decade dispute over the future of a rapidly changing city. For the first time, \u003ci\u003eCity of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e tells the full story of the controversial building of Dodger Stadium and how it helped create modern Los Angeles. In a vivid narrative, Jerald Podair tells how the city was convulsed over whether, where, and how to build the stadium. Eventually, it was built on publicly owned land from which the city had uprooted a Mexican American community, raising questions about the relationship between private profit and \"public purpose.\" Indeed, the battle over Dodger Stadium crystallized issues with profound implications for all American cities. Filled with colorful stories, \u003ci\u003eCity of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e will fascinate anyone who is interested in the history of the Dodgers, baseball, Los Angeles, and the modern American city.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When the Dodgers left Brooklyn, their troubles had just begun. Jerald Podair's account of the Los Angeles end of the story superbly chronicles the fierce collisions that ensued, pitting private power against the public good. The creation of Dodger Stadium also created modern Los Angeles, which makes this book an indispensable contribution to the history of modern urban America.\"\u003cb\u003e--Sean Wilentz, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What is the price of a game? What is it worth to a city and its residents to boast a professional sports franchise? These questions need to be answered--but seldom are--before urban leaders make deals to build stadiums, often with staggering implications for their cities. \u003ci\u003eCity of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for anyone who cares about how our sports obsession affects the urban landscape.\"\u003cb\u003e--Randy Roberts, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBlood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCity of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e documents the steep social price Los Angeles paid when, fifty years ago, its power elite used the highly subsidized Dodger Stadium to launch the city into modernity. To what ends and to whose benefit, Podair asks? Hard questions, indeed, that other American cities with subsidized stadiums are asking too.\"\u003cb\u003e--Kevin Starr, University of Southern California\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's a real need for this book. There is no other go-to source on the story of Dodger Stadium in the history of Los Angeles, a subject that offers a fascinating look at midcentury L.A. Jerald Podair helps us understand a complex story of urban vision, sports, politics, and public-private tug of war, offering a corrective to much folklore, hyperbole, and misinformation.\"\u003cb\u003e--William Deverell, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWater and Los Angeles: A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerald Podair\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history and the Robert S. French Professor of American Studies at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Strike That Changed New York\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBayard Rustin: American Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978549100845,"sku":"9780691192796","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/dE5HczVKN2I2MG9LekZyamt4UmFKUT09.webp?v=1775805753","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/city-of-dreams-dodger-stadium-and-the-birth-of-modern-los-angeles-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}