Post-Ghetto: Reimagining South Los Angeles
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Is South Los Angeles on the mend? How is it combating the blight of crime, gang violence, high unemployment, and dire poverty? In this title, the author addresses these questions.
"Twenty years after the rage and flames, a wonderful, always surprising tour of that garden of hope known as South Los Angeles." --Mike Davis, professor of creative writing at University of California, Riverside, author of "City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles" "Refreshingly original and eclectic, this thought-provoking collection of essays sheds needed light on the ongoing promises, problems, and…mehr

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Is South Los Angeles on the mend? How is it combating the blight of crime, gang violence, high unemployment, and dire poverty? In this title, the author addresses these questions.
"Twenty years after the rage and flames, a wonderful, always surprising tour of that garden of hope known as South Los Angeles." --Mike Davis, professor of creative writing at University of California, Riverside, author of "City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles" "Refreshingly original and eclectic, this thought-provoking collection of essays sheds needed light on the ongoing promises, problems, and possibilities that characterize the dynamic neighborhoods of South Los Angeles. Josh Sides and the authors of "Post-Ghetto" call us to reflection and to action. This collection is sure to be widely read, discussed, and debated for many years to come." --Douglas Flamming, professor of history at the Georgia Institute of Technology, author of "Bound for Freedom: Black Los Angeles in Jim Crow America" and "African Americans in the West"
Autorenporträt
Josh Sides is Whitsett Chair of California History and Director of the Center for Southern California Studies at California State University, Northridge.