The Pacific Circuit : A Globalized Account of the Battle for the Soul of an American City / Alexis Madrigal.

By:

Madrigal, Alexis, 1982-

Material type: Text

TextOriginal language: English Publisher: New York : MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025Edition: First editionDescription: x, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780374159405
0374159408

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DDC classification:

330.9794/66 23/eng/20241003

LOC classification:

HC108.O3 M183 2025

Contents:

Part I: The state Meet Ms. Margaret Liquid modernity Under all is the land The docks The call of California Spoiled by the various mutations of the air One was down, one was up Killing you with that pencil and paper Right-of-way men The Negro family Part II: The revolution that came, and the one that didn't The potentialities are beyond imagining Black power and the third world movement The technology question Trauma Part III: Birdsong The shadow Predatory inclusion "Free" land and "free" money Life, death, and the port The revolution cafe The base Big shit Keep it in the ground Part IV: Circuit city In the interest of others Transpandemic The grand bargain Conclusions. Part I: The state Part II: The revolution that came, and the one that didn't Part III: Birdsong Part IV: Circuit city Epilogue

Summary: In The Pacific Circuit, the award-winning journalist Alexis Madrigal sculpts an intricate tableau of the city of Oakland that is at once a groundbreaking big-idea book, a deeply researched work of social and political history, and an intimate portrait of an essential American city that has been at the crossroads of the defining themes of the twenty-first century. Oakland's stories encompass everything from Silicon Valley's prominence and the ramifications of a compulsively digital future to the underestimated costs of technological innovation on local communities--all personified in this changing landscape for the city's lifelong inhabitants. The Pacific Circuit holds a magnifying glass to the scars etched by generations of systemic segregation and the ceaseless march of technological advancement. These are not just abstract concepts; they are embedded in the very fabric of Oakland and its people, from dockworkers and community organizers to real estate developers and businesspeople chasing the highest possible profits. Madrigal delves into city hall politics, traces the intertwining arcs of venture capital and hedge funds, and offers unprecedented insight into Silicon Valley's genesis and growth, all against the backdrop of Oakland--a city vibrating with untold stories and unexplored connections that can, when read carefully, reveal exactly how our markets and our world really function. Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso)	HC108.O3 M183 2025 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000191657

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: The state
Meet Ms. Margaret
Liquid modernity
Under all is the land
The docks
The call of California
Spoiled by the various mutations of the air
One was down, one was up
Killing you with that pencil and paper
Right-of-way men
The Negro family
Part II: The revolution that came, and the one that didn't
The potentialities are beyond imagining
Black power and the third world movement
The technology question
Trauma
Part III: Birdsong
The shadow
Predatory inclusion
"Free" land and "free" money
Life, death, and the port
The revolution cafe
The base
Big shit
Keep it in the ground
Part IV: Circuit city
In the interest of others
Transpandemic
The grand bargain
Conclusions. Part I: The state
Part II: The revolution that came, and the one that didn't
Part III: Birdsong
Part IV: Circuit city
Epilogue

In The Pacific Circuit, the award-winning journalist Alexis Madrigal sculpts an intricate tableau of the city of Oakland that is at once a groundbreaking big-idea book, a deeply researched work of social and political history, and an intimate portrait of an essential American city that has been at the crossroads of the defining themes of the twenty-first century. Oakland's stories encompass everything from Silicon Valley's prominence and the ramifications of a compulsively digital future to the underestimated costs of technological innovation on local communities--all personified in this changing landscape for the city's lifelong inhabitants. The Pacific Circuit holds a magnifying glass to the scars etched by generations of systemic segregation and the ceaseless march of technological advancement. These are not just abstract concepts; they are embedded in the very fabric of Oakland and its people, from dockworkers and community organizers to real estate developers and businesspeople chasing the highest possible profits. Madrigal delves into city hall politics, traces the intertwining arcs of venture capital and hedge funds, and offers unprecedented insight into Silicon Valley's genesis and growth, all against the backdrop of Oakland--a city vibrating with untold stories and unexplored connections that can, when read carefully, reveal exactly how our markets and our world really function. Provided by publisher.

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