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This Is The City: Making Model Citizens In Los Angeles
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
This Is The City: Making Model Citizens In Los Angeles
Contributors:
By (Author) Ronald J. Schmidt Jr.
Publisher:
University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:
University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date:
17th January 2005
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
979.494
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
180
Dimensions:
Width 149mm, Height 229mm, Spine 13mm
Description
Rather than presenting a comprehensive history of Los Angeles, Schmidt (political science, U. of Southern Maine) traces attempts to script the city of angels with an idealistic civic identity. He illuminates three defining influences in influencing the city's urban culture: Los Angeles Times' publisher Harrison Gray Otis in the 1880s, Hollywood i
