{"product_id":"9781118798058","title":"A Companion to Los Angeles","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to American History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Los Angeles\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Deverell | Greg Hise\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ United States \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e contains 25 original essays by writers and scholars who present an expert assessment of the best and most important work to date on the complex history of Los Angeles.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e providing a historical survey of Los Angeles, incorporating critical, multi-disciplinary themes and innovative scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures essays from a range of disciplines, including history, political science, cultural studies, and geography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhoto essays and ‘contemporary voice’ sections combine with traditional historiographic essays to provide a multi-dimensional view of this vibrant and diverse city\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays cover the key topics in the field within a thematic structure, including demography, social unrest, politics, popular culture, architecture, and urban studies\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Deverell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Southern California and Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West. Recent publications include \u003ci\u003eA Companion to California History\u003c\/i\u003e (with David Igler, 2008), \u003ci\u003eWhitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of Its Mexican Past\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the American West\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).  He has also co-editor of \u003ci\u003eLand of Sunshine: An Environmental History of Metropolitan Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e (with Greg Hise, 2005) and \u003ci\u003eMetropolis in the Making: Los Angeles in the 1920s\u003c\/i\u003e (with Tom Sitton, 2001).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Hise\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He studies the economies, architecture, and planning of American cities. Hise is the author of \u003ci\u003eMagnetic Los Angeles: Planning the Twentieth-Century Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), co-author of \u003ci\u003eEden by Design: The 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Plan for the Los Angeles Region\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eLand of Sunshine: An Environmental History of Metropolitan Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and \u003ci\u003eRethinking Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118798058\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e544\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310508798092,"sku":"9781118798058","price":52.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118798058_0457c4e3-2d04-4be0-beee-928d63c2219e.jpg?v=1780160630","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118798058","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}