| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 362 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Classics in urban history ; 3 |
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Classics in urban history ; 3.
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| Contents |
Introduction --- part I. Los Angeles, 1850-1930: from pueblo to town -- Private enterprise, public authority, and urban expansion -- The rivalry between Los Angeles and San Diego -- The great migration -- Transportation, water, and real estate -- Commercial and industrial progress -- Part II. The fragmented metropolis: the urban landscape -- The failure of the electric railways -- The quest for community -- The politics of progressivism -- The municipal ownership movement -- City and regional planning |
| Summary |
"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."--Publisher description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-296) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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Areas metropolitanas.
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| SUBJECT |
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85078419
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| Subject |
California -- Los Angeles
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Los Angeles.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520913615 |
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0520913612 |
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0585209758 |
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9780585209753 |
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