The Los Angeles Riots: Lessons For The Urban Future (Urban Policy Challenges) - Hardcover

Baldassare, Mark; Sears, David O; Butler, Edgar W; Morrison, Peter A; Regalado, James A

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813323916 ISBN 13: 9780813323916

Publisher: Westview Press, 1994

Synopsis

The Los Angeles riots in spring 1992 were among the most violent and destructive events in twentieth-century urban America. This book addresses three questions: What were the causes of the riots, what actually took place, and what are the consequences and meaning of the riots for U.S. cities? The findings presented here provide strong evidence that the existence of an inner-city "underclass," the persistence of black-white tensions in U.S. society, and the emergence of inter-ethnic hostilities in urban neighborhoods are critical to understanding the Los Angeles riots and their implications. The book is crucial to everyone's understanding of the contemporary urban environment and will be ideal as a supplementary text in urban politics, sociology, urban planning and policy courses as well as in current affairs.

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About the Author

Edgar W. Butler is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside. He holds a BA in Social Science, and a Ph.D. as well. He is the author and editor of numerous books and scientific papers on related subjects. James B. Pick is professor and former chair of the department of management and business at the University of Redlands. W. James Hettrick is the director of information systems for the City of Loma Linda, California, and the president/ceo of Information Systems Management Solutions, Inc. located in Redlands, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813323916
• ISBN 13: 9780813323916
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 255
• Editor: EDITOR *