The Next Los Angeles, Updated with a New Preface

Robert Gottlieb, Regina Freer, Mark Vallianatos, Peter Dreier

ISBN 10: 0520250095 / ISBN 13: 9780520250093

Published by University of California Press, US, 2006

About this Item

While most historians, journalists, and filmmakers have focused on Los Angeles as a bastion of corporate greed, business boosterism, political corruption, cheap labor, exploited immigrants, and unregulated sprawl, "The Next Los Angeles" tells a different story: that of the reformers and radicals who have struggled for alternative visions of social and economic justice. In a new preface, the authors reflect on the gathering momentum of L.A.'s progressive movement, including the 2005 landslide victory of Antonio Villaraigosa as mayor.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Next Los Angeles, Updated with a New Preface
• Publisher: University of California Press, US
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520250095
• ISBN 13: 9780520250093
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 499 grams

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Synopsis

While most historians, journalists, and filmmakers have focused on Los Angeles as a bastion of corporate greed, business boosterism, political corruption, cheap labor, exploited immigrants, and unregulated sprawl, The Next Los Angeles tells a different story: that of the reformers and radicals who have struggled for alternative visions of social and economic justice. In a new preface, the authors reflect on the gathering momentum of L.A.'s progressive movement, including the 2005 landslide victory of Antonio Villaraigosa as mayor.

About the Author

Robert Gottlieb is Henry R. Luce Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Director of the Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College. Mark Vallianatos is Research Coordinator at the Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College. Regina M. Freer is Associate Professor of Politics at Occidental College. Peter Dreier is E. P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics and Director of the Urban and Environmental Policy Program at Occidental College.