| The City: Los Angeles and Urban Theory at the End of the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Scott, Allen J. (Editor), Soja, Edward W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0520213130 ISBN-13: 9780520213135 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1997 Annotation: Los Angeles has grown from a scattered collection of towns and villages to one of the largest megacities in the world. The editors of THE CITY have assembled a variety of essays examining the built environment and human dynamics of this extraordinary modern city, emphasizing the dramatic changes that have occurred since 1960. 58 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| LCCN: 96005512 |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 6.04" W x 9.18" (1.62 lbs) 483 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Los Angeles has grown from a scattered collection of towns and villages to one of the largest megacities in the world. In the process, it has inspired controversy among critics and scholars, as well as among its residents. Seeking original perspectives rather than consensus, the editors of The City have assembled a variety of essays examining the built environment and human dynamics of this extraordinary modern city, emphasizing the dramatic changes that have occurred since 1960. Together the essays-by experts in urban planning, architecture, geography, and sociology-create a new kind of urban analysis, one that is open to diversity but strongly committed to collective theoretical and practical understanding. |
