Phoebe kropps california vieja culture and memory in a modern amer ican place will be of interest to scholars in the fields of california history his toric preservation and the development of regional identity for its crisp analy sis of a period of intense cultural reinvention in early twentieth century california detailed use of source . California vieja culture and memory in a modern american place 2006 is the latest con tribution to this remarkable surge of scholarship and it looms among the best all of these critics explore specific facets of the fantasy past but none have fulfilled the promise of mcwilliams classic work as completely as kropp. Start by marking california vieja culture and memory in a modern american place as want to read start your review of california vieja culture and memory in a modern american place write a review jul 10 2013 courtney rated it liked it review of another edition. California vieja culture and memory in a modern american place by phoebe s kropp berkeley university of california press 2006 364 pp illus gbp2395 hbk isbn 0 520 24364 1 dr kropps exce. California vieja culture and memory in a modern american place