{"product_id":"the-passenger-california-paperback","title":"The Passenger: California - 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\u003eAA VV\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFully-illustrated, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIN THIS VOLUME: \u003cem\u003eGrowing Uncertainty in the Central Valley\u003c\/em\u003e by Anna Wiener -\u003cem\u003e How Does It Feel to Be a Solution? \u003c\/em\u003eby Vanessa Hua - \u003cem\u003eThe Burning of Paradise \u003c\/em\u003eby Mark Arax - plus: direct democracy and unsustainable development, the rise of the 'land back' movement, the cultural renaissance of Los Angeles in defiance of rampant gentrification, and much more...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia has stood for more than a century as the brightest symbol of the American dream. In recent years, however, the country's mainstream media has been declaring with increasing frequency--and thinly veiled schadenfreude--the \"end of California as we know it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pessimists point to rising inequality, racial tensions, and the impact of climate change as evidence that the Californian dream has been shattered. Between extreme heat, months-long droughts, devastating wildfires, and rising sea levels, looking at California is like watching the trailer for what awaits the world if we don't act to reduce global warming. Faced with these pressures, more and more Californians are leaving the state, leading to an unprecedented decline in population that could change the cultural and political balance of power in the country at large. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat said, demographic decline and climate disasters don't tell the whole story of one of the most dynamic and diverse states in the Union--one that continues to drive technological and political innovation and define the evolution of work, food, entertainment, and social relations. This volume offers a fascinating picture of California in all its complexity and contradictions; an attempt to understand the laboratory where much of the world's future continues to be written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984095117613,"sku":"9781787704299","price":22.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/MmgyaElFVW5pZXpRWDBKQm91SVlBZz09.webp?v=1776081903","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-passenger-california-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}