Land of Smoke and Mirrors A Cultural History of Los Angeles.

By:

Brook, Vincent [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780813554587

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

F869 .L363 2013

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Contents:

Subject: Land of Smoke and Mirrors looks at greater Los Angeles through the images projected from within and without its geographical and psychological borders. Divided into sections that probe the city's checkered history and reflect on Hollywood's own self reflections, the book offers revealing readings of different types of texts (novelistic, cinematic, event-related, and geographical) to expose how Los Angeles, despite considerable remaining challenges, is blowing away some of the smoke of its not.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	F869 .857 B76 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn818869299

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; contents; Prologue; Introduction; Part I. Original Si(g)n; Chapter 1. The Ramona Myth; Chapter 2. Ramona Revisited; Part II. Si(g)n City; Chapter 3. ""City with Two Heads""; Chapter 4. What Price Hollywood?; Part III. L.A. Noir; Chapter 5. Bright and Guilty Place; Chapter 6. Neo-Noir; Part IV. Multicultural L.A.; Chapter 7. LAtinos; Chapter 8. bLAcks; Chapter 9. LAsians; Chapter 10. LAnglos and LAGBTs; Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the Author

Land of Smoke and Mirrors looks at greater Los Angeles through the images projected from within and without its geographical and psychological borders. Divided into sections that probe the city's checkered history and reflect on Hollywood's own self reflections, the book offers revealing readings of different types of texts (novelistic, cinematic, event-related, and geographical) to expose how Los Angeles, despite considerable remaining challenges, is blowing away some of the smoke of its not.

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