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Ecology of Fear (häftad, eng)
A witty and engrossing look at Los Angeles'' urban ecology and the city''s place in America''s cultural fantasies
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A witty and engrossing look at Los Angeles'' urban ecology and the city''s place in America''s cultural fantasies
Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes. Snakes in the sea, mountain lions, and a plague of bees. In this controversial tour de force of scholarship, unsparing vision, and inspired writing, Mike Davis, the author of City of Quartz, revisits Los Angeles as a Book of the Apocalypse theme parkBy brilliantly juxtaposing L.A.''s fragile natural ecology with its disastrous environmental and social history, he compellingly shows a city deliberately put in harm''s way by land developers, builders, and politicians, even as the incalculable toll of inevitable future catastrophe continues to accumulate.
Counterpointing L.A.''s central role in America''s fantasy life--the city has been destroyed no less than 138 times in novels and films since 1909--with its wanton denial of its own real history, Davis creates a revelatory kaleidoscope of American fact, imagery, and sensibility.
Drawing upon a vast array of sources, Ecology of Fear meticulously captures the nation''s violent malaise and desperate social unease at the millennial end of "the American century."
With savagely entertaining wit and compassionate rage, this book conducts a devastating reconnaissance of our all-too-likely urban future.
Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes. Snakes in the sea, mountain lions, and a plague of bees. In this controversial tour de force of scholarship, unsparing vision, and inspired writing, Mike Davis, the author of City of Quartz, revisits Los Angeles as a Book of the Apocalypse theme parkBy brilliantly juxtaposing L.A.''s fragile natural ecology with its disastrous environmental and social history, he compellingly shows a city deliberately put in harm''s way by land developers, builders, and politicians, even as the incalculable toll of inevitable future catastrophe continues to accumulate.
Counterpointing L.A.''s central role in America''s fantasy life--the city has been destroyed no less than 138 times in novels and films since 1909--with its wanton denial of its own real history, Davis creates a revelatory kaleidoscope of American fact, imagery, and sensibility.
Drawing upon a vast array of sources, Ecology of Fear meticulously captures the nation''s violent malaise and desperate social unease at the millennial end of "the American century."
With savagely entertaining wit and compassionate rage, this book conducts a devastating reconnaissance of our all-too-likely urban future.
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 496 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Verso Books |
Utgivningsdatum | 2022-02-15 |
ISBN | 9781786636249 |
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- Häftad, 496, Engelska, Verso Books, 2022-02-15, 9781786636249
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 496
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Verso Books
- Utgivningsdatum 2022-02-15
- ISBN 9781786636249