num_pages: 462
description: The hidden story of L.A. Mike Davis shows us where the city's money comes from and who controls it while also exposing the brutal ongoing struggle between L.A.'s haves and have-nots.
language: English
title: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
titlecomplete: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
genres: Sociology, History, Urbanism, Architecture, Geography, Cities, Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Politics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 3960
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Isaac Deutscher Memorial Prize, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Vintage