E-Book, Englisch, 536 Seiten, E-Book
ISBN: 978-1-4443-9095-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
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* The first Companion providing a historical survey of LosAngeles, incorporating critical, multi-disciplinary themes andinnovative scholarship
* Features essays from a range of disciplines, including history,political science, cultural studies, and geography
* Photo essays and 'contemporary voice' sectionscombine with traditional historiographic essays to provide amulti-dimensional view of this vibrant and diverse city
* Essays cover the key topics in the field within a thematicstructure, including demography, social unrest, politics, popularculture, architecture, and urban studies
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Plates vii
Notes on Contributors x
Introduction xv
William Deverell and Greg Hise
Part I The Long History of a Global City 1
1 The Border Crossed US 2
Matt Gainer
2 Born Global: From Pueblo to Statehood 20
Louise Pubols
3 Race, Place, and Ethnicity in the Progressive Era 40
Stephanie Lewthwaite
4 Between "White Spot" and "World City":Racial Integration and the Roots of Multiculturalism 56
Scott Kurashige
5 Contemporary Voice: Where You From? 72
Susan Straight
Part II Social Flashpoints 93
6 Social Flashpoints 95
Eric Avila
7 The Anti-Chinese Massacre of 1871 and Its Strange Career110
Victor Jew
8 Disposable People, Expendable Neighborhoods 129
George J. Sanchez
9 Gridlock of Rage: The Watts and Rodney King Riots 147
Scott Saul
10 Contemporary Voice: Here, Now, I 168
Angela Oh
Part III Politics and Economies 175
11 Ab Urbe Condita: Regional Regimes since 13,000 Before Present177
Philip J. Ethington
12 Crown Jewels: Infrastructure and Growth 216
Steven P. Erie and Scott MacKenzie
13 Consolidation, Fragmentation, and New Fiscal Federalism233
Tom Hogen-Esch
14 Contemporary Voice: Contradictions, Coalitions, and CommonGround 250
Manuel Pastor
Part IV Cultures and Communities 267
15 Cultures and Communities 269
Leo Braudy
16 "A Most Advantageous Spot on the Map": Promotionand Popular Culture 289
Anthea Hartig
17 Tijuana and the Borders of Race 313
Josh Kun
18 Counterculture 327
Dave McBride
19 Cinema and the Making of a Modern City 346
Edward Dimendberg
20 Contemporary Voice: Looking for God in the City of Angels366
Matt Gainer
Part V Landscapes and Place 391
21 Situating Stories: What Has Been Said About Landscape and theBuilt Environment 393
Greg Hise
22 America's Playground: Recreation and Race 421
Lawrence Culver
23 Landscapes of Health and Rejuvenation 438
David Sloane
24 Excerpts from the San Gabriel River Series 461
Robbert Flick
25 Contemporary Voice: Thickets of Diversity, Swaths ofEmptyness 479
Christopher Hawthorne
Index 494