Church and state in the city [electronic resource] : Catholics and politics in twentieth-century San Francisco / William Issel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: City of Contests -- "The True Interests of a City" : The Public Interest in a Divided City -- "The Need for Cooperation" : The Origins of the Liberal Growth Regime -- "No Quarter Can Be Given" : Catholics, Communists, and the Public Interest -- "A Great Tragedy" : Catholics, Communists, and the Specter of Fascism -- "With Malice towards None" : Catholic Liberalism in San Francisco -- "A Different Era" : San Francisco Women and the Pursuit of the Public Interest -- "Humanity is One Great Family" : Jews, Catholics, and the Achievements of Racial Reform -- "Not for Real Estate Values Alone" : Urban Redevelopment and the Limits of Racial Reform -- "To Alleviate Racial Concentrations" : The Public Interest in Education and Employment -- "Land Values, Human Values, and the City's Treasured Appearance" : The Freeway Revolt -- "I Came Out of the New Deal" : Redefining the Public Interest, 1967-1980 -- Conclusion: Beyond the New Deal.

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