Whitewashed adobe [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of Los Angeles and the remaking of its Mexican past / / William Deverell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456436303321
• Autore: Deverell William Francis
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004
• ISBN: 0-520-93253-6; 1-59875-005-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 979.4/94046872
• Soggetti: Mexican Americans - California - Los Angeles - History; Electronic books.; Los Angeles (Calif.) Ethnic relations History; Los Angeles (Calif.) History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations And Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: City Of The Future -- 1. The Unending Mexican War -- 2. History On Parade -- 3. Remembering A River -- 4. The Color Of Brickwork Is Brown -- 5. Ethnic Quarantine -- 6. The Drama Of Los Angeles History -- Conclusion: Whitewashed Adobe -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Chronicling the rise of Los Angeles through shifting ideas of race and ethnicity, William Deverell offers a unique perspective on how the city grew and changed. Whitewashed Adobe considers six different developments in the history of the city-including the cementing of the Los Angeles River, the outbreak of bubonic plague in 1924, and the evolution of America's largest brickyard in the 1920's. In an absorbing narrative supported by a number of previously unpublished period photographs, Deverell shows how a city that was once part of Mexico itself came of age through appropriating-and even obliterating-the region's connections to Mexican places and people. Deverell portrays Los Angeles during the 1850's as a city seething with racial enmity due to the recent war with Mexico. He explains how, within a generation, the city's business interests, looking for a commercially viable way to ; establish urban identity, borrowed Mexican cultural traditions and put on a carnival called La Fiesta de Los Angeles. He analyzes the subtle ways in which ethnicity came to bear on efforts to corral the unpredictable Los Angeles River and shows how the resident Mexican population was put to work fashioning the modern metropolis. He discusses how Los Angeles responded to the nation's last major outbreak of bubonic plague and concludes by considering the Mission Play, a famed drama tied to regional assumptions about history, progress, and ethnicity. Taking all of these elements into consideration, Whitewashed Adobe uncovers an urban identity-and the power structure that fostered it-with far-reaching implications for contemporary Los Angeles.

Treatment of Non-infectious Uveitis / / edited by Phoebe Lin, Eric Suhler

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910349544203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019
• ISBN: 3-030-22827-4
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2019.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XII, 205 p. 28 illus., 19 illus. in color.)
• Disciplina: 617.7; 617.72
• Soggetti: Ophthalmology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Ch 1: Introduction -- Ch 2: Topical Therapy in Uveitis -- Ch 3: Systemic Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Uveitis -- Ch 4: Antimetabolites -- Ch 5: T Cell Inhibitors -- Ch 6: Alkylating Agents -- Ch 7: Biologics Targeting Tumor Necrosis Factor -- Ch 8: Biologics Targeting B and T Cell Activation -- Ch 9: Targeting Interleukin-6 in Ocular Inflammatory Diseases -- Ch 10: Interferons and Intravenous Immunoglobulin -- Ch 11: Diagnostic Biopsies in the Management of Uveitis -- Ch 12: Therapeutic Vitreoretinal Surgery for Non-infectious Intermediate, ; Posterior, and Panuveitis -- Ch 13: Local Drug Delivery for Non-infectious Uveitis -- Ch 14: Novel Approaches to the Treatment of Non-infectious Uveitis -- Ch 15: Special Considerations: Treatment of Pediatric Uveitis.
• Sommario/riassunto: This unique, comprehensive book provides a much-needed reference on the treatment and management of non-infectious uveitis. Carefully designed, Treatment of Non-infectious Uveitis is the first book of its kind to provide an in-depth, clinically-relevant, expert-driven resource for ophthalmologists focusing on modalities of uveitis treatment, their mechanism of action, dosing, and side effects. Each chapter provides an introduction, mechanism of action, indication, dosage, side effects, and efficacy summaries from clinical trials and other published literature. Topics range from topical treatment, to locally administered therapy including drug-releasing implants, to systemic immunosuppressive treatments both tried and new, as well as surgical management, with each chapter highlighting important practice pearls as well as easy-reference dosing tables, side effects, and lab monitoring pertinent to the agents discussed. The book concludes with a discussion of novel approaches to the treatment of non-infectious uveitis, and special considerations when treating uveitis in the pediatric patient. The majority of patients with non-infectious uveitis are treated by comprehensive ophthalmologists, many of whom are less familiar with established treatment guidelines outlining the role of corticosteroids and immunomodulatory therapy. While the non-specialist, resident, or fellow is sure to benefit from this one-stop guide to uveitis treatment, retina and uveitis specialists alike will also appreciate the practice tips and thorough coverage of this expertly-written reference. Treatment of Non-infectious Uveitis is the ideal reference for all ophthalmologists who seek to improve their understanding of the causes of uveitis and learn how to best treat this condition.