San Franciscorsquo;s ldquo;opposite shorerdquo; is showcased for its maritime role in securing the cityrsquo;s financial preeminence. Located minutes from San Francisco by ferry or automobile; Contra Costa County provided deepwater ports for shipping agricultural; mineral; and manufactured goods around the world. Pacific commodity traders made use of these ports to ship products; ensuring Californiarsquo;s unique global economic role. Immense wealth was created from goods shipped from maritime Contra Costa County; securing a vibrant economy from the Gaslight Era to the days of Haight-Ashbury.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fashion; art; commerce and beingBy Arlenerichards89Despite the dense verbiage of the Lacanian psychoanalysis; this book has fascinating ideas about how feminine fashion serves to assert female subjectivity; how it resists male definition of femaleness and how it empowers women.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Miguel CruzThis has become [my absolute go to] for sartorial psychology ....every Psychologist ought to take note ....2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A MUST HAVE!By ElizabethInteresting view of fashion and psychoanalisis. A perfect starting point for anybody interested in fashion and how it relates to us.
