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Author Brook, Vincent, 1946-

Title Land of smoke and mirrors : a cultural history of Los Angeles / Vincent Brook.

Publication Info. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2013]
©2013

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 Moore Stacks  F869.L857 B76 2013    Available  ---
Description x, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-280) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Original si(g)n. The Ramona myth -- Ramona revisited -- Si(g)n city. "City with two heads" -- What price Hollywood? -- L.A. noir. Bright and guilty place -- Neo-noir -- Multicultural L.A. LAtinos -- bLAcks -- LAsians -- LAnglos and LAGBTs -- Conclusion.
Introduction -- Original si(g)n. The Ramona myth -- Ramona revisited -- Si(g)n city -- "City with two heads" -- What price Hollywood? -- L.A. noir. Bright and guilty place -- Neo-noir. Multicultural L.A. Latinos -- bLAcks -- LAsians -- LAanglos and LAgbts -- Conclusion.
Subject Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History.
Popular culture -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
Popular culture.
California -- Los Angeles.
History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- In literature.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- In motion pictures.
Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
Motion picture industry.
Cultural pluralism -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
Cultural pluralism.
Minorities -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
Minorities.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions.
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