A companion to Los Angeles
By: edited by William Deverell and Greg Hise.
Contributors: Deverell, William Francis.; Hise, Greg.
Series: Blackwell companions to American history
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 527
ISBN-13: 9781405171274
Subjects: Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History; Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The long history of a global city; title: The border crossed US / Matt Gainer; title: Born global : from pueblo to statehood / Louise Pubols; title: Race, place, and ethnicity in the progressive era / Stephanie Lewthwaite; title: Between "white spot" and "world city" : racial integration and the roots of multiculturalism / Scott Kurashige; title: Contemporary voice: Where you from? / Susan Straight; title: pt. 2. Social flashpoints; title: Social flashpoints / Eric Avila; title: The anti-Chinese massacre of 1871 and its strange career / Victor Jew; title: Disposable people, expendable neighborhoods / George J. Sanchez; title: Gridlock of rage : the Watts and Rodney King riots / Scott Saul; title: Contemporary voice: Here, now, I / Angela Oh; title: pt. 3. Politics and economies; title: Ab urbis condita : regional regimes since 13,000 before present / Philip J. Ethington; title: Crown jewels : infrastructure and growth / Steven P. Erie and Scott MacKenzie; title: Consolidation, fragmentation, and new fiscal federalism / Tom Hogen-Esch; title: Contemporary voice: Contradictions, coalitions, and common ground / Manuel Pastor; title: pt. 4. Cultures and communities; title: Cultures and communities / Leo Braudy; title: "A most advantageous spot on the map" : promotion and popular culture / Anthea Hartig; title: Tijuana and the borders of race / Josh Kun; title: Counterculture / Dave McBride; title: Cinema and the making of a modern city / Edward Dimendberg; title: Contemporary voice: Religion in the City of Angels / Matt Gainer; title: pt. 5. Landscapes and place; title: Situating stories : what has been said about landscape and the built environment / Greg Hise; title: America's playground : recreation and race / Lawrence Culver; title: Landscapes of health and rejuvenation / David Sloane; title: Excerpts from the San Gabriel River series / Robbert Flick; title: Contemporary voice: Thickets of density, swaths of emptyness / Christopher Hawthorne.