William David Estrada

The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred and Contested Space

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first in-depth study of Los Angeles through the lens of its original core at the old city Plaza.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 505g
• ISBN-13: 9780292717558
• ISBN-10: 0292717555
• Artikelnr.: 23410494

Autorenporträt

William David Estrada is Curator of California and American History and Chair of the History Department for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Cultural and Historical Origins
Chapter 2. The Rise and Decline of the Mexican Plaza
Chapter 3. From Ciudad to City
Chapter 4. Homelands Remembered
Chapter 5. Revolution and Public Space
Chapter 6. Reforming Culture and Community
Chapter 7. Parades, Murals, and Bulldozers
Chapter 8. Politics and Preservation
Chapter 9. The Persistence of Memory
Notes
Bibliography
Index