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A companion to Los Angeles /
Contains essays on the history of Los Angeles from a range of disciplines. Essay forms include traditional historiographic essays, photo essays, and 'contemporary voice' sections.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2010.
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| Colección: | Blackwell companions to American history ;
19. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.