Land of Smoke and Mirrors : a Cultural History of Los Angeles /

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"Land of Smoke and Mirrors looks at greater Los Angeles through the images projected from within and without its geographical and psychological borders. Divided into sections that probe the city's checkered history and reflect on Hollywood's own self reflections, the book offers revea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brook, Vincent, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2013.
Temas:
Popular culture > California > Los Angeles > History.
Motion picture industry > California > Los Angeles > History.
Cultural pluralism > California > Los Angeles > History.
Minorities > California > Los Angeles > History.
Culture populaire > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire.
Cinéma > Industrie > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire.
Diversité culturelle > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Cultural pluralism.
Literature.
Minorities.
Motion picture industry.
Motion pictures.
Popular culture.
Social conditions
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > In literature.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > In motion pictures.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Social conditions.
California > Los Angeles.
California > Los Angeles > Hollywood.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Original si(g)n. The Ramona myth
  • Ramona revisited
  • Si(g)n city. "City with two heads"
  • What price Hollywood?
  • L.A. noir. Bright and guilty place
  • Neo-noir
  • Multicultural L.A. LAtinos
  • bLAcks
  • LAsians
  • LAnglos and LAGBTs
  • Conclusion.

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