New York and Los Angeles: Politics, Society, and Culture--A Comparative View
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David Halle (Contributor)
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No two cities are more symbolic of the modern American metropolis than New York and Los Angeles. But while New York boasts a recently revitalized urban centre, Los Angeles is the classic example of sprawl and decentralization, with multiple clusters of economic and social activity dispersed throughout its surrounding area. This volume presents advanced studies that consider this fundamental difference between New York and Los Angeles while comparing and contrasting politics and culture in each region. An esteemed group of contributors from a wide variety of disciplines considers issues that include immigration, the effects of race and class on residence, the efficacy of public schools, the value of welfare reform, the meaning of mayoral politics, the function of charter reform, and the respective roles of the cinema and art scenes in each city. Capturing much of what is new and vibrant in urban studies today, "New York and Los Angeles" should prove to be valuable reading for scholars in that field, as well as in sociology, political science and government.
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- Contributor: David Halle
- Imprint: University of Chicago Press
- ISBN13: 9780226313696
- Number of Pages: 576
- Packaged Dimensions: 16x24x4mm
- Packaged Weight: 879
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Release Date: 2008-03-07
- Binding: Hardback
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