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City at the edge of forever : Los Angeles reimagined /

An engaging account of the uniquely creative spirit and bustling cultural ecology of contemporary Los Angeles. What is it about Los Angeles since the end of the Second World War that has enabled it to become such a center of cultural and technological innovation? In City at the Edge of Forever, Pete...

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Main Author:	Lunenfeld, Peter (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2020]
Subjects:	Los Angeles (Calif.) > Social life and customs > 20th century. Los Angeles (Calif.) > Civilization > 20th century. Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > 20th century. Popular culture > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.

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