1. Edition - February 2010
169.- Euro
2010. 536 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-7127-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-7127-4 - John Wiley & Sons






Sample Chapter

Short description
A Companion to Los Angeles is a unique study of America's second largest city and consists of 25 original essays, which collectively assess the best and most important work to date on its complex history. Instead of organizing the essays around discrete, time-specific events, the editors focus on critical themes and broad multi-disciplinary topics which span different periods and generations, including demography, social unrest, politics, popular culture, architecture, and urban studies. Three photographic essays, along with "contemporary voice" essays, complement the historiographic essays and provide a truly multi-dimensional view of a city as fascinating as it is complex.

From the contents
Section One: A World Made Together.

Section Two: Social Ruptures.

Section Three: Politics and Economies.

Section Four: Popular Culture.

Section Five: Built Environments.