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Land of smoke and mirrors : a cultural history of Los Angeles /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brook, Vincent, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > History.
Popular culture > California > Los Angeles > History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > In literature.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > In motion pictures.
Motion picture industry > California > Los Angeles > History.
Cultural pluralism > California > Los Angeles > History.
Minorities > California > Los Angeles > History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Social conditions.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Original si(g)n. The Ramona myth
  • Ramona revisited
  • Si(g)n city. "City with two heads"
  • What price Hollywood?
  • L.A. noir. Bright and guilty place
  • Neo-noir
  • Multicultural L.A. LAtinos
  • bLAcks
  • LAsians
  • LAnglos and LAGBTs
  • Conclusion.