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Metropolis in the making : Los Angeles in the 1920s / / edited by Tom Sitton and William Deverell



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Titolo: Metropolis in the making : Los Angeles in the 1920s / / edited by Tom Sitton and William Deverell Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
Disciplina: 979.4/94052
Soggetto topico: City planning - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century
Nineteen twenties
Soggetto geografico: Los Angeles (Calif.) History 20th century
Los Angeles (Calif.) Social conditions 20th century
Los Angeles (Calif.) Economic conditions 20th century
Soggetto non controllato: 1920s
academic
automobile
automotive history
cars
cinema studies
city of angels
essay anthology
essay collection
essays
film studies
film
finance
financial
hollywood
illustrated
industrial
industry
los angeles
metro
metropolis
movie studios
photographs
race issues
racism
racist
scholarly
southern california
suburban sprawl
suburban
suburbs
urban
vehicles
Altri autori: SittonTom <1949->  
DeverellWilliam Francis  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Metropolitan spaces -- pt. 2. Metropolitan idenities -- pt. 3. Faith in the metropolis -- pt. 4. Metropolis -- pt. 5. The end : metropolitan finale.
Sommario/riassunto: Los Angeles came of age in the 1920's. The great boom of that decade gave shape to the L.A. of today: its vast suburban sprawl and reliance on the automobile, its prominence as a financial and industrial center, and the rise of Hollywood as the film capital of the world. This collection of original essays explores the making of the Los Angeles metropolis during this remarkable decade. The authors examine the city's racial, political, cultural, and industrial dynamics, making this volume an essential guide to understanding the rise of Los Angeles as one of the most important cities in the world. These essays showcase the work of a new generation of scholars who are turning their attention to the history of the City of Angels to create a richer, more detailed picture of our urban past. The essays provide a fascinating look at life in the new suburbs, in the oil fields, in the movie studios, at church, and at the polling place as they reconceptualize the origins of contemporary urban problems and promise in Los Angeles and beyond. Adding to its interest, the volume is illustrated with period photography, much of which has not been published before.
Titolo autorizzato: Metropolis in the making  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-27711-5
9786613277114
0-520-93552-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910820260803321
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