Author : Kevin R. McNamara
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 44,9 MB
Release : 2010-05-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521514703
Diverse, vibrant, and challenging as the city itself, this Companion is the definitive guide to LA in literature.
Author : William Deverell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 22,70 MB
Release : 2010-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1444390953
This Companion contains 25 original essays by writers and scholars who present an expert assessment of the best and most important work to date on the complex history of Los Angeles. The first Companion providing a historical survey of Los Angeles, incorporating critical, multi-disciplinary themes and innovative scholarship Features essays from a range of disciplines, including history, political science, cultural studies, and geography Photo essays and ‘contemporary voice’ sections combine with traditional historiographic essays to provide a multi-dimensional view of this vibrant and diverse city Essays cover the key topics in the field within a thematic structure, including demography, social unrest, politics, popular culture, architecture, and urban studies
Author : Borislav Stanic
Publisher : Museon Publishing
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,25 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
ISBN :
Museum Companion to Los Angeles is the only comprehensive guidebook to all the cultural treasures of Los Angeles. Indispensable for native Angelenos and visitors alike, great for teachers and families, it provides detailed descriptions of nearly 300 museums, historic buildings, libraries, special collections, botanical gardens and zoos in LA County. Well researched and easy to use, it's your key to exploring LA's famous as well as hidden treasures. Book jacket.
Author : Borislav Stanic
Publisher : Museon Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,63 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Reference
ISBN :
Author : William Deverell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 31,70 MB
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1118798058
This Companion contains 25 original essays by writers and scholars who present an expert assessment of the best and most important work to date on the complex history of Los Angeles. The first Companion providing a historical survey of Los Angeles, incorporating critical, multi-disciplinary themes and innovative scholarship Features essays from a range of disciplines, including history, political science, cultural studies, and geography Photo essays and ‘contemporary voice’ sections combine with traditional historiographic essays to provide a multi-dimensional view of this vibrant and diverse city Essays cover the key topics in the field within a thematic structure, including demography, social unrest, politics, popular culture, architecture, and urban studies
Author : William Deverell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 111879804X
This volume of original essays by leading scholars is an innovative, thorough introduction to the history and culture of California. Includes 30 essays by leading scholars in the field Essays range widely across perspectives, including political, social, economic, and environmental history Essays with similar approaches are paired and grouped to work as individual pieces and as companions to each other throughout the text Produced in association with the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West
Author : Maria Goodavage
Publisher : Avalon Travel Pub
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 31,39 MB
Release : 2005-08-31
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781566919234
Updated listings of dog-friendliest parks, beaches, hiking trails, and camping areas, and the most hound-hospitable restaurants, hotels, and shops in Southern California, including Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
Author : William Deverell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 42,24 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1405138483
A Companion to the American West is a rigorous, illuminating introduction to the history of the American West. Twenty-five essays by expert scholars synthesize the best and most provocative work in the field and provide a comprehensive overview of themes and historiography. Covers the culture, politics, and environment of the American West through periods of migration, settlement, and modernization Discusses Native Americans and their conflicts and integration with American settlers
Author : Karen Wilson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,5 MB
Release : 2013-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0520275500
"This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition Jews in the Los Angeles Mosaic, organized by the Autry National Center of the American West."--Introduction.
Author :
Publisher : First Books
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 32,87 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
ISBN : 0912301600
