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Description edit
A work of social criticism shows how Los Angeles's history, hidden power structure, and disparity of wealth will effect the city's future and the future of urban America in general. Reprint.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Mahony: Add a description of this character.
- Fontana
- Kaiser Steel
- Black
- Mcintyre
- Norman Chandler
- Olivares
- Hahn
- Mayor Bradley
- Miller
- Otis
- Gehry
- Llano
- Lummis
- Manning
- Nancy Reagan
- Parsons
- Giannini
- Parker
- Braude
- Mcwilliams
- Hubbard
- Yaroslavsky
- Russell
- Cain
- Reiner
- Garcia
- Yorty
- Riordan
- Unruh
- Coleman
- Hamilton
- Robinson
- Marcuse
- Himes
- Abel
- Gates
- Bradbury
- Gunther
- Banham
- Hiller
- Brown
- Cantwell
- Ezell
Setting & Locations edit
- Los Angeles County
- Southern California
- Hollywood
- San Fernando Valley
- New York
- Downtown
- Central America
- Vatican
- San Francisco
- Pasadena
- San Bernardino
- City Hall
- Southcentral Los Angeles
- San Gabriel Valley
- Tokyo
- Chicago
- West Coast
- Richmond
- Santa Monica Bay
- United States
- Vietnam
- Pacific
- Washington
- Southwest
- Riverside
- Manhattan
- Mexico
- Mojave
- Redlands
- Southridge
- East Los Angeles
- Wall Street
- Japan
- West Hills
- Ontario
- Westwood
- San Diego
- Long Beach
- Irvine
- Utah
- London
First Sentence edit
In the summer of 1989, a well-known fashion magazine constantly on the prowl for lifestyle trends reported from Los Angeles that 'intellectualism' had arrived there as the latest fad.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mike Davis (Author)
Awards edit
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 1990: General Nonfiction )
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 306.0979494
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology › Urban
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Cultural
- Books › Science › Earth Sciences › Geology
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