The Next Los Angeles, Updated with a New Preface: The Struggle for a Livable City

Author:   Robert Gottlieb ,  Regina Freer ,  Mark Vallianatos ,  Peter Dreier
Publisher:   University of California Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780520250093


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   07 August 2006
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Robert Gottlieb ,  Regina Freer ,  Mark Vallianatos ,  Peter Dreier
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780520250093


ISBN 10:   0520250095
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   07 August 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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"""With this rich account of its community and labor struggles, the city of angels - and apocalypse - becomes the city of hope."" - Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed ""This wonderful book is proof that the American Left is alive and well, especially in Southern California."" - Mike Davis, author of Dead Cities ""An intelligent insider's account of the construction of the Progressive Los Angeles Network, or PLAN, and the emergence of a powerful labor-Latino bloc that provides progressive L.A. with much of its heart and soul.... A good starting point for any serious student of forward-looking municipal politics."" - James Goodno, San Francisco Chronicle ""Far and away the best single book for understanding the politics of Los Angeles."" - Randy Shaw, Beyondchron.org"""


With this rich account of its community and labor struggles, the city of angels - and apocalypse - becomes the city of hope. - Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed This wonderful book is proof that the American Left is alive and well, especially in Southern California. - Mike Davis, author of Dead Cities An intelligent insider's account of the construction of the Progressive Los Angeles Network, or PLAN, and the emergence of a powerful labor-Latino bloc that provides progressive L.A. with much of its heart and soul.... A good starting point for any serious student of forward-looking municipal politics. - James Goodno, San Francisco Chronicle Far and away the best single book for understanding the politics of Los Angeles. - Randy Shaw, Beyondchron.org


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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.

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