Looking for a City in America: Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go (Angel's Flight, Occasional Papers from Los Angeles, No 1) - Softcover

Corboz, Andre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0879239352 ISBN 13: 9780879239350

Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1994

Synopsis

In his richly perceptive essay, Corboz takes to task previous European analyses of the American city which, he suggests, are little more than reflections of their own old-world bad faith. Using post-modern Los Angeles―the L.A. of contemporary cultural theorists Frederic Jameson and Mike Davis―as the terrain upon which his argument advances, he makes the case for a new city without a center yet united by what he sees as a typically American gregarious individualism.

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About the Author

George Nelson served as the design director of Herman Miller from 1946 to 1972. His books include "Chairs: 20th Century Landmarks in Design" and "Tomorrow's House," Kurt W. Forster is the Vincent Scully Professor of Architectural History at the Yale School of Architecture. He is co-author of "Frank O. Gehry: The Complete Works," Robert A. M. Stern is Dean and J. M. Hoppin Professor of Architecture at the Yale School of Architecture.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Edition details

• Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879239352
• ISBN 13: 9780879239350
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128