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New
York and Los Angeles: Politics, Society, and Culture--A Comparative View
Paperback from University Of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226313700
No two cities are more symbolic
of the modern American metropolis than New York and Los Angeles. But while
New York boasts a recently revitalized urban center, Los Angeles is the
classic example of sprawl and decentralization, with multiple clusters
of economic and social activity dispersed throughout its surrounding area.
This volume presents advanced studies that consider this fundamental
difference between New York and Los Angeles while comparing and contrasting
politics and culture in each region. An esteemed group of contributors
from a wide variety of disciplines considers issues that include immigration,
the effects of race and class on residence, the efficacy of public schools,
the value of welfare reform, the meaning of mayoral politics, the function
of charter reform, and the respective roles of the cinema and art scenes
in each city.
Capturing much of what is new and vibrant in urban studies today, New
York and Los Angeles will prove to be must reading for scholars in
that field, as well as in sociology, political science, and government.
Contributors:
Andrew Beveridge, Mehdi Bozorgmehr, Geoffrey DeVerteuil, Susan S. Fainstein,
Robert Gedeon, Saverio Giovacchini, David L. Gladstone, David Halle, Jack
Katz, Karen M. Kaufmann, Rebecca Kim, Mark Levitan, Kevin Rafter, Georges
Sabagh, David O. Sears, Heidi Sommer, Raphael J. Sonenshein, András
Szántó, Lois Takahashi, Susan Weber, Jennifer Wolch, Julia
Wrigley, Min Zhou |
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