{"product_id":"shameful-victory-john-h-m-laslett-9780816500864","title":"Shameful Victory: The Los Angeles Dodgers, the Red Scare, and the Hidden History of Chavez Ravine","description":"On May 8, 1959, the evening news shocked Los Angeles residents, who saw LA County sheriffs carrying a Mexican American woman from her home in Chavez Ravine not far from downtown. Immediately afterward, the house was bulldozed to the ground. This violent act was the last step in the forced eviction of 3,500 families from the unique hilltop barrio that in 1962 became the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John H. M. Laslett offers a new interpretation of the Chavez Ravine tragedy, paying special attention to the early history of the barrio, the reform of Los Angeles's destructive urban renewal policies, and the influence of the evictions on the collective memory of the Mexican American community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to examining the political decisions made by power brokers at city hall, \u003ci\u003eShameful Victory \u003c\/i\u003eargues that the tragedy exerted a much greater influence on the history of the Los Angeles civil rights movement than has hitherto been appreciated. The author also sheds fresh light on how the community grew, on the experience of individual home owners who were evicted from the barrio, and on the influence that the event had on the development of recent Chicano\/a popular music, drama, and literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John H. M. Laslett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081650086X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816500864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"John H. M. Laslett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890602373375,"sku":"9780816500864","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6c96ac6-bd3b-4caf-8c4b-260caf2e881e.jpg?v=1709739498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shameful-victory-john-h-m-laslett-9780816500864","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}