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A companion to Los Angeles / edited by William Deverell and Greg Hise.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Blackwell companions to American history.
- Blackwell Companions to American History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--History.
- Los Angeles (Calif.).
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 527 p. : ill. (some col.), maps.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, [England] : Wiley Blackwell, 2010.
- Summary:
- This Companion contains 25 original essays by writers and scholars who present an expert assessment of the best and most important work to date on the complex history of Los Angeles. * The first Companion providing a historical survey of Los Angeles, incorporating critical, multi-disciplinary themes and innovative scholarship * Features essays from a range of disciplines, including history, political science, cultural studies, and geography * Photo essays and 'contemporary voice' sections combine with traditional historiographic essays to provide a multi-dimensional view of this vibrant and diverse city * Essays cover the key topics in the field within a thematic structure, including demography, social unrest, politics, popular culture, architecture, and urban studies
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The long history of a global city
- The border crossed US / Matt Gainer
- Born global : from pueblo to statehood / Louise Pubols
- Race, place, and ethnicity in the progressive era / Stephanie Lewthwaite
- Between "white spot" and "world city" : racial integration and the roots of multiculturalism / Scott Kurashige
- Contemporary voice : Where you from? / Susan Straight
- pt. 2. Social flashpoints
- Social flashpoints / Eric Avila
- The anti-Chinese massacre of 1871 and its strange career / Victor Jew
- Disposable people, expendable neighborhoods / George J. Sanchez
- Gridlock of rage : the Watts and Rodney King riots / Scott Saul
- Contemporary voice : Here, now, I / Angela Oh
- pt. 3. Politics and economies
- Ab urbis condita : regional regimes since 13,000 before present / Philip J. Ethington
- Crown jewels : infrastructure and growth / Steven P. Erie and Scott MacKenzie
- Consolidation, fragmentation, and new fiscal federalism / Tom Hogen-Esch
- Contemporary voice : Contradictions, coalitions, and common ground / Manuel Pastor
- pt. 4. Cultures and communities
- Cultures and communities / Leo Braudy
- "A most advantageous spot on the map" : promotion and popular culture / Anthea Hartig
- Tijuana and the borders of race / Josh Kun
- Counterculture / Dave McBride
- Cinema and the making of a modern city / Edward Dimendberg
- Contemporary voice : Religion in the City of Angels / Matt Gainer
- pt. 5. Landscapes and place
- Situating stories : what has been said about landscape and the built environment / Greg Hise
- America's playground : recreation and race / Lawrence Culver
- Landscapes of health and rejuvenation / David Sloane
- Excerpts from the San Gabriel River series / Robbert Flick
- Contemporary voice : Thickets of density, swaths of emptyness / Christopher Hawthorne.
- Notes:
- Reimpressions: 2014
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 15, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9786612729355
- 9781444390940
- 1444390945
- 9781282729353
- 1282729357
- 9781780340999
- 1780340990
- 9781405197304
- 1405197307
- 9781444390964
- 1444390961
- 9781444390957
- 1444390953
- OCLC:
- 664571175
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