The fragmented metropolis : Los Angeles, 1850-1930

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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 c...

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Los Angeles, 1850-1930
Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
ILLUSTRATIONS AND CREDITS --
FOREWORD --
PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
INTRODUCTION --
PART ONE. LOS ANGELES, 1850-1930 --
1 FROM PUEBLO TO TOWN --
2 PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, AND URBAN EXPANSION --
3 THE RIVALRY BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO --
4 THE GREAT MIGRATION --
5 TRANSPORTATION, WATER, AND REAL ESTATE --
6 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS --
PART TWO THE FRAGMENTED METROPOLIS --
7 THE URBAN LANDSCAPE --
8 THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC RAILWAYS --
9 THE QUEST FOR COMMUNITY --
10 THE POLITICS OF PROGRESSIVISM --
11 THE MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP MOVEMENT --
12 CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING --
Conclusion: "THE SIMPLE LIFE" --
BIBLIOGRAPHY --
NOTES --
INDEX
1. Verfasser:
Fogelson, Robert M.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[Place of publication not identified] University of California Press 1993
Zusammenfassung:
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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxxii, 362 p. ) ill., maps
Issued also in print.
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-296) and index.
Schriftenreihe:
Classics in urban history The fragmented metropolis
ISBN:
9780520913615
0520913612
9780585209753
0585209758
Schlagworte:
Regions & Countries - Americas
History & Archaeology
United States Local History
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