William Issel

Biographic Data

ID1044995
NAMEWilliam Issel
GIVEN NAMESWilliam
FAMILY NAMEIssel
SIGNATUREISSEL W
AFFILIATIONSSan Francisco State University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS23
TOTAL CITATIONS18
AUTHOR COUNT23
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1967
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX2

  • Kenneth C. Barnes. Anti-Catholicism in Arkansas: How Politicians, the Press, the Klan, and Religious Leaders Imagined an Enemy, 1910–1960

    William IsselARTICLEThe American Historical Review2017

  • Religious Lessons: Catholic Sisters and the Captured Schools Crisis in New Mexico

    William IsselARTICLEJournal of American History2013

    Journal Article Religious Lessons: Catholic Sisters and the Captured Schools Crisis in New Mexico Get access Religious Lessons: Catholic Sisters and the Captured Schools Crisis in New Mexico. By Kathleen Holscher. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. xii, 260 pp. $55.00.) William Issel William Issel Emeritus San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Sc…

  • Faith-Based Activism in American Cities: The Case of the San Francisco Catholic Action Cadre

    William IsselARTICLEJournal of Church and State2008

  • Still Potentially Dangerous in Some Quarters

    William IsselARTICLEPacific Historical Review2006References: 3

    The charges that led Gen. John L. DeWitt to deport Sylvester Andriano from the Western Defense Region in 1942 were bogus, the product of an anti-Catholic campaign by Communist Party activists, Masonic anti-Catholics in the Italian community, and recent Italian anti-Fascist exiles (fuorusciti). This wartime abuse of civil rights in the name of national security grew from a discourse of demonizing the religious, not solely the racial and ethnic, Ot…

  • Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950

    William IsselREVIEWJournal of American History2002

    This is a work of synthesis, thoroughly grounded in published primary sources and secondary literature, describing the roles played by business owners and business organizations, politicians, and planners, backed up by a supporting cast of newspaper editors, community activists of diverse types, and city voters in shaping the history of America's downtown districts. Robert M. Fogelson warns readers that some may find his book unfashionable, becau…

  • Land Values, Human Values, and the Preservation of the City's Treasured Appearance: Environmentalism, Politics, and the San Francisco Freeway Revolt

    William IsselARTICLEPacific Historical Review1999Cited by: 3References: 2

    Research Article| November 01 1999 "Land Values, Human Values, and the Preservation of the City's Treasured Appearance": Environmentalism, Politics, and the San Francisco Freeway Revolt William Issel William Issel Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Pacific Historical Review (1999) 68 (4): 611–646. https://doi.org/10.2307/4492372 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Dat…

  • Fortress California, 1910-1961: From Warfare to Welfare

    William Issel, Roger W LotchinARTICLEThe Journal of Interdisciplinary…1994

  • The Landscape of Modernity: Essays on New York City, 1900-1940

    William Issel, Donald Ward et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1993

    Journal Article The Landscape of Modernity: Essays on New York City, 1900–1940. Ed. by David Ward and Olivier Zunz. (New Yotk: Russell Sage Foundation, 1992. xiv + 370 pp. $39.95, ISBN 0-87154-900-X.) Get access William Issel William Issel San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 80, Issue 2, September 1993, Pages 712–713,…

  • Liberalism and Urban Policy in San Francisco from the 1930s to the 1960s

    William IsselARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1991Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Liberalism and Urban Policy in San Francisco From the 1930s to the 1960s Get access William Issel William Issel professor of history San Francisco State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 22, Issue 4, November 1991, Pages 431–450, https://doi.org/10.2307/970985 Published: 01 November 1991

  • Business Power and Political Culture in San Francisco, 1900-1940

    Open AccessWilliam IsselARTICLEJournal of Urban History1989Cited by: 2

  • San Francisco, 1865-1932: Politics, Power, and Urban Development

    Margaret Crawford, William Issel et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1989

    Journal Article San Francisco, 1865–1932: Politics, Power, and Urban Development. By William Issel and Robert W. Cherny. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986. xiv + 294 pp. Paper, $14.95 and Los Angeles and the Automobile: The Making of the Modern City. By Scott L. Bottles. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. xiii + 302 pp. $25.00.) Get access Margaret Crawford Margaret Crawford Southern California Institute of Architecture…

  • Citizens outside the Government: Business and Urban Policy in San Francisco and Los Angeles, 1890-1932

    William IsselARTICLEPacific Historical Review1988Cited by: 2References: 15

    Research Article| May 01 1988 "Citizens outside the Government": Business and Urban Policy in San Francisco and Los Angeles, 1890-1932 William Issel William Issel Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Pacific Historical Review (1988) 57 (2): 117–145. https://doi.org/10.2307/4492263 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter Lin…

  • The Great San Francisco Earthquake

    William Issel, Tom WeidlingerARTICLEJournal of American History1988

    The Great San Francisco Earthquake. Prod. by Tom Weidlinger. Moira Production Co., 1988. 58 mins. (PBS Video, 1320 Braddock PL, Alexandria, VA 22314) Get access William Issel William Issel San Francisco State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 75, Issue 3, December 1988, Pages 1046–1047, https://doi.org/10.2307/1901742 Published: 01 December 1988

  • The Power of Business Elites in the History of the City

    Christine Meisner Rosen, David D Van Tassel et al.ARTICLEReviews in American History1987

  • Social Change in the United States 1945-1983

    Margit Mayer, William IsselARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1987

  • San Francisco 1865-1932: Politics, Power, and Urban Development

    Open AccessDavid Hornbeck, William Issel et al.ARTICLEGeographical Review1987Cited by: 6

  • San Francisco, 1865-1932: Politics, Power, and Urban Development

    William A Bullough, William Issel et al.ARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1987

    Journal Article San Francisco, 1865–1932: Politics, Power, and Urban Development Get access San Francisco, 1865–1932: Politics, Power, and Urban Development. By Issel William Cherny Robert W.. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986. xiv + 294 pp. Illustrations, maps, tables, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. $35.00.) William A. Bullough William A. Bullough California State University, Hayward Search for other works by this author on:…

  • Social Change in the United States, 1945-1983

    David Chalmers, William IsselARTICLEJournal of American History1985

    Journal Article Social Change in the United States, 1945–1983. By William Issel. (New York: Schocken, 1985. xi + 228 pp. Maps, tables, notes, bibliography, and index. $24.00.) Get access David Chalmers David Chalmers University of Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 72, Issue 3, December 1985, Page 740, https://doi.org/10.2307/1904394 Published: 01 December 1985

  • San Francisco Labor History Conference

    Open AccessWilliam IsselARTICLEInternational Labor and…1982

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  • Americanization, Acculturation and Social Control: School Reform Ideology in Industrial Pennsylvania, 1880-1910

    William IsselARTICLEJournal of Social History1979Cited by: 2

    Journal Article Americanization, Acculturation and Social Control: School Reform Ideology in Industrial Pennsylvania, 1880–1910 Get access William Issel William Issel San Francisco State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 12, Issue 4, Summer 1979, Pages 569–590, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/12.4.569 Published: 01 July 1979

  • Class and ethnic conflict in San Francisco political history: The reform charter of 1898

    William IsselARTICLELabor History1977References: 8

  • A Method for Evaluating the Reliability of Descriptions of Social Institutions in Novels

    William Issel, William H IsselARTICLEThe Social Studies1968

  • Teachers and Educational Reform during the Progressive Era: A Case Study of the Pittsburgh Teachers Association

    William Issel, William H IsselARTICLEHistory of Education Quarterly1967Cited by: 2

    William H. Issel, Teachers and Educational Reform during the Progressive Era: A Case Study of the Pittsburgh Teachers Association, History of Education Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Summer, 1967), pp. 220-233