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History of Forgetting : Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory (97 - Old Edition)

by Norman Klein

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Los Angeles is a city that has long thrived on the continual re-creation of its own myth. In this extraordinary work, Norman Klein examines the process of memory erasure in LA. Using a provocative mixture of fact and fiction, the book takes us on an "anti-tour" of downtown LA, examines life for Vietnamese immigrants in the City of Dreams, imagines Walter Benjamin as a Los Angeleno, and finally looks at the way information technology has recreated the city, turning cyberspace into the last suburb. In this new edition, Norman Klein explores the evolution of the Latino majority, how the Pacific economy is changing the structure of urban life, the impact of collapsing infrastructure in the city, and the restructuring of those very districts that had been "forgotten."

About the Author

Norman M. Klein is a critic and historian of mass culture, author of most recently, The Vatican to Vegas: The History of Special Effects. He teaches at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781859841754
Subtitle:
Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory, New and Fully Updated Edition
Author:
Klein, Norman M.
Author:
Klein, Norman M.
Publisher:
Norton
Subject:
General
Subject:
History
Subject:
Popular Culture
Subject:
Sociology - Urban
Subject:
United States - State & Local
Subject:
United States - Pacific - Los Angeles
Subject:
Memory
Subject:
Social conditions
Subject:
United States - State & Local - General
Subject:
United States - State & Local - West
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Haymarket (Paperback)
Publication Date:
20080804
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in

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