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The City

Los Angeles and Urban Theory at the End of the Twentieth Century

Allen J Scott editor Edward W Soja editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:17th Apr '98

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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.

ISBN: 9780520213135

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 36mm

Weight: 726g

483 pages