| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 371 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Metropolis in the making : Los Angeles in the 1920s / Jules Tygiel -- Industry and imaginative geographies / Greg Hise -- Mulholland Highway and the engineering culture of Los Angeles in the 1920s / Matthew W. Roth -- The quest for independence : workers in the suburbs / Becky M. Nicolaides -- Sunshine and the open shop : Ford and Darwin in 1920s Los Angeles / Mike Davis -- "Another world" : work, home, and autonomy in blue-collar suburbs / Nancy Quam-Wickham -- The Star of Ethiopia and the NAACP : pageantry, politics, and the Los Angeles African American community / Douglas Flamming -- Making Mexico in Los Angeles / Douglas Monroy -- The view from Spring Street : white-collar men in the city of angels / Clark Davis -- "Practically every religion being represented" / Michael E. Engh -- Fighting like the devil in the city of angels : the rise of fundamentalist Charles E. Fuller / Philip Goff -- How Hollywood became Hollywood : money, politics, and movies / Steven J. Ross -- My America or yours? Americanization and the battle for the youth of Los Angeles / William Deverell -- Did the ruling class rule at city hall in 1920s Los Angeles? / Tom Sitton -- Behind the scenes : Bronco Billy and the realities of work in open shop Hollywood / Laurie Pintar -- Selling eternity in 1920s Los Angeles / David Charles Sloane. |
| Summary |
Los Angeles came of age in the 1920s. The great boom of that decade gave shape to the L.A. of today: its vast suburban sprawl and reliance on the automobile, its prominence as a financial and industrial center, and the rise of Hollywood as the film capital of the world. This collection of original essays explores the making of the Los Angeles metropolis during this remarkable decade. The authors examine the city's racial, political, cultural, and industrial dynamics, making this volume an essential guide to understanding the rise of Los Angeles as one of the most important cities in the world. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
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City planning -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
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City planning. |
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California -- Los Angeles. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Nineteen twenties.
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Nineteen twenties. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Sitton, Tom, 1949-
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Deverell, William, 1962-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Metropolis in the making. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001 0520226267 (DLC) 00057715 (OCoLC)44818704 |
| ISBN |
9780520935525 (electronic book) |
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0520935527 (electronic book) |
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1283277115 |
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9781283277112 |
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0520226267 |
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9780520226265 |
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0520226275 |
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9780520226272 |
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