|
|
|
|
||
|
HELP | |
|
  $10.95 List price:
Used Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angelesby Mike Davis
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:To its official boosters, "Los Angeles brings it all together." To its detractors, it is "The Big Nowhere." No one has better captured L.A.'s bizarre role as both utopia and dystopia than Davis, the author of this mordantly elegant and wide-ranging work of social criticism and prophecy which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Review:"This pugnacious book reclaims what, until now, has been an invisible city, obscured by its screen....Davis may not break new ground, but his dogged evidence certainly shatters illusions." Peter Jukes, New Statesman & Society Review:"A visionary rant about a secret meeting of Los Angeles...absolutely fascinating. It's more cyberpunk than any work of fiction could ever be." William Gibson Review:"[Davis's] strength as a writer...is his capacity to evoke Los Angeles as a real place with a rich concrete history and a vivid, recognizable everyday life, and a system of public transit to the urban sublime." Marshall Berman, The Nation Review:"[Davis's] analysis of recent Los Angeles history is often chilling and — sad to say — more true than false....[An] important and necessary work. Recommended." Library Journal Review:"Few books shed as much light on their subjects as this opionated and original excavation of Los Angeles from the mythical debris of its past and future." The San Francisco Examiner Review:"An extraordinary book — tumultuous and brilliant." Jonathan Kozol Synopsis:The hidden story of L.A. Mike davis shows us where the city's money comes from and who controls it, while also exposing the brutal ongoing struggle between L.A.'s haves and have-nots. Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
Other books you might like
Related Aisles
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Don't Miss
