The Streets of San Francisco: Policing and the Creation of a Cosmopolitan Liberal Politics, 1950-1972

by Christopher Lowen Agee

Book Overview

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"