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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797359403321

Autore

Ulin David L.

Titolo

Sidewalking : coming to terms with Los Angeles / / David L. Ulin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-520-96309-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 p.)

Disciplina

917.94/94

Soggetti

Streets - California - Los Angeles

Walking - California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Calif.) Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Street, Haunting -- Los Angeles Plays Itself -- Falling Down -- Sidewalking -- Mapping History -- Miracle Mile -- A Walker, in the City -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

In Sidewalking, David L. Ulin offers a compelling inquiry into the evolving landscape of Los Angeles. Part personal narrative, part investigation of the city as both idea and environment, Sidewalking is many things: a discussion of Los Angeles as urban space, a history of the city's built environment, a meditation on the author's relationship to the city, and a rumination on the art of urban walking. Exploring Los Angeles through the soles of his feet, Ulin gets at the experience of its street life, drawing from urban theory, pop culture, and literature. For readers interested in the culture of Los Angeles, this book offers a pointed look beneath the surface in order to see, and engage with, the city on its own terms.