A companion to Los Angeles / / edited by William Deverell and Greg Hise

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910208845503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2010; ©2010
• ISBN: 1-4443-9094-5; 1-282-72935-7; 1-78034-099-0; 1-4051-9730-7; 1-4443-9096-1; 9786612729355; 1-4443-9095-3
• Descrizione fisica: xviii, 527 p. : ill. (some col.), maps
• Collana: Blackwell Companions to American History
• Disciplina: 979.494
• Soggetti: Los Angeles (Calif.) History; Los Angeles (Calif.) Social conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reimpressions: 2014
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.