The fragmented metropolis Los Angeles, 1850-1930
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Berkeley
University of California Press
©1993
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| Schriftenreihe: | Classics in urban history
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-296) and index "Here with a new preface, a new foreword, and an updated bibliography is the definitive history of Los Angeles from its beginnings as an agricultural village of fewer than 2,000 people to its emergence as a metropolis of more than 2 million in 1930 -- a city whose distinctive structure, character, and culture foreshadowed much of the development of urban America after World War II."--Publisher description Introduction --- part I. Los Angeles, 1850-1930: from pueblo to town -- Private enterprise, public authority, and urban expansion -- The rivalry between Los Angeles and San Diego -- The great migration -- Transportation, water, and real estate -- Commercial and industrial progress -- Part II. The fragmented metropolis: the urban landscape -- The failure of the electric railways -- The quest for community -- The politics of progressivism -- The municipal ownership movement -- City and regional planning |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxxii, 362 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0520082303 0520913612 0585209758 9780520913615 9780585209753 |