{"product_id":"a-companion-to-los-angeles-wiley-blackwell-companions-to-american-history-9781118798058","title":"A Companion to Los Angeles Wiley Blackwell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Every Los Angeles-based history, political science, and ethnic or urban studies instructor has been waiting for this anthology. …The book’s overarching aims serve to revisit and reenvision L.A.’s early history and prehistory, uncover long-term patterns obscured by earlier episodic treatments, and influence the shaping of the city’s future.”  (\u003ci\u003eWestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Overall, this is a fascinating fractured account of various time periods, events, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and urban sprawl in a city that has become synonymous with the American Dream.\" (\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Plates vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xv\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Deverell and Greg Hise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Long History of a Global City 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Border Crossed US 2\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatt Gainer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Born Global: From Pueblo to Statehood 20\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLouise Pubols\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Race, Place, and Ethnicity in the Progressive Era 40\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephanie Lewthwaite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Between “White Spot” and “World City”: Racial Integration and the Roots of Multiculturalism 56\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott Kurashige\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Contemporary Voice: Where You From? 72\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Straight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Social Flashpoints 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Social Flashpoints 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric Avila\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Anti-Chinese Massacre of 1871 and Its Strange Career 110\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVictor Jew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Disposable People, Expendable Neighborhoods 129\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge J. Sanchez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Gridlock of Rage: The Watts and Rodney King Riots 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott Saul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Contemporary Voice: Here, Now, I 168\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngela Oh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Politics and Economies 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Ab Urbe Condita: Regional Regimes since 13,000 Before Present 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip J. Ethington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Crown Jewels: Infrastructure and Growth 216\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven P. Erie and Scott MacKenzie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Consolidation, Fragmentation, and New Fiscal Federalism 233\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Hogen-Esch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Contemporary Voice: Contradictions, Coalitions, and Common Ground 250\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eManuel Pastor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Cultures and Communities 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Cultures and Communities 269\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeo Braudy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 “A Most Advantageous Spot on the Map”: Promotion and Popular Culture 289\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthea Hartig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Tijuana and the Borders of Race 313\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJosh Kun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Counterculture 327\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDave McBride\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Cinema and the Making of a Modern City 346\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward Dimendberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Contemporary Voice: Looking for God in the City of Angels 366\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatt Gainer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Landscapes and Place 391\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Situating Stories: What Has Been Said About Landscape and the Built Environment 393\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGreg Hise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 America’s Playground: Recreation and Race 421\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLawrence Culver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Landscapes of Health and Rejuvenation 438\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Sloane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Excerpts from the San Gabriel River Series 461\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobbert Flick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Contemporary Voice: Thickets of Diversity, Swaths of Emptyness 479\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Hawthorne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 494\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359348326743,"sku":"9781118798058","price":53.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118798058.jpg?v=1754124391","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-companion-to-los-angeles-wiley-blackwell-companions-to-american-history-9781118798058","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}