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UNINA9910208845503321 |
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A companion to Los Angeles / / edited by William Deverell and Greg Hise |
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Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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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 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xviii, 527 p. : ill. (some col.), maps |
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Collana |
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Blackwell Companions to American History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Los Angeles (Calif.) History |
Los Angeles (Calif.) Social conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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, |
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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. |
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UNINA9910812062603321 |
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Autore |
Mitroff Ian I. |
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Titolo |
Why some companies emerge stronger and better from a crisis : 7 essential lessons for surviving disaster / / Ian I. Mitroff |
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New York : , : American Management Association, , [2005] |
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©2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-8144-1630-6 |
1-281-12629-2 |
9786611126292 |
0-8144-1327-7 |
0-8144-2929-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Crisis management |
Emergency management |
Leadership |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; The Crisis Society: The Rise of the Abnormal; Challenge 1-Right Heart (Emotional IQ); Challenge 2/3- |
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Right Thinking (Creative IQ); Challenge 4-Right Integration (Integrative IQ); Challenge 5-Right Technical Skills (Technical IQ); Challenge 6-Right Transfer (Aesthetic IQ); Challenge 7-Right Soul (Spiritual IQ); When a Whole Society Is in Crisis; Epilogue: A Tale of Two Companies; Major Crises at a Glance; A Brief Primer on Crisis Management; A Theory of Complex Problem-Formation; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Disaster is a certainty -- but ""disaster planning"" is not enough. |
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