Film Noir and Los Angeles. Urban History and the Dark Imaginary, Paperback - Sean W. Maher

This book combines urban theory with film studies and cultural theory to explore how twentieth century Los Angeles is configured through the lens o...

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Description"Put on your hiking shoes, pack your binoculars, and rediscover the City of Angels." --Westways Magazine Los Angeles may have a reputati...

The endangered and dangerous female figures of "Rebecca", of "Jagged Edge" and "What Lies Beneath" have a deserved and endures fascination. This wo...

Reducere. Join in as C. N. Phillips paints a kingpin story the way it has never been done before. To some it will be a beautiful mural; to others it will be ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PlcAuthor(s): Padraic (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland) KilleenIllustration(s): 38 bw illusNumber ...

DescriptionFacundo Bernal's A Stab in the Dark (Palos de ciego) is a poetic chronicle of the struggles and joys of the Spanish-speaking community i...

DescriptionJoin in as C. N. Phillips paints a kingpin story the way it has never been done before. To some it will be a beautiful mural; to others ...

Reducere. In the early 20th century, there was no better example of a classic American downtown than Los Angeles. Since World War II, Los Angeles's Historic ...

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Reducere. Los Angeles and the movies grew up together, and a natural extension of the picture business was the premium presentation of the product the bigges...

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Reducere. A fascinating tour of Los Angeles told through vintage images. The City of Angels' story is told through a fun and colorful collection of old photo...

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Reducere. DescriptionA collection of writings, reflections, and interviews from political philosopher and critical theorist Brad Evans, written between 2010 ...

Acclaimed as the definitive study of the period by one of the greatest American historians, The Rise of American Democracy traces a historical arc ...

It is often said that the greater Los Angeles area is the largest movie set in the world. Film and television series sites are, however, located al...

Reducere. Spectacular Illumination: Neon Los Angeles, 1925-1965 is a spectacular collection of vintage photography that showcases the glowing neon heritage o...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe world-famous Miracle Mile in Los Angeles was shaped into a great commercial and cultural district by the city's tremendous urban exp...

DescriptionWhether you want to wander the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, lounge poolside in Palm Springs, or marvel at the San Diego Zoo, t...

For the first time, Anton Wagner's groundbreaking 1935 book that launched the study of Los Angeles as an urban metropolis is available in English.P...

Reducere. For a tour of noir cinema this handbook is the perfect companion and Barry Gifford is an ideal guide. His choice selection of films exposes the men...

Reducere. Robert Mitchum once commented to Arthur Lyons about his movies of the 1940s and 1950s: "Hell, we didn't know what film noir was in those days. We w...

Reducere. Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles explores how social, economic, political, and cultural demands created the web of freeways whose very...

It's no puzzle why folks visit Los Angeles or even call it home! From Disneyland to the Griffith Observatory to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, there's...

DescriptionA rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the ...

DescriptionSouth Central Los Angeles is often characterized as an African American community beset by poverty and economic neglect. But this depict...

Reducere. DescriptionWelcome to the colorful, flamboyant, and wonderful world of Mexican American boxing in Los Angeles. From the minute they stepped into th...

Reducere. Tells the remarkable story of the Jewish moguls in Hollywood who established the first anti-Nazi Jewish resistance organization in the country in t...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of conten...

A complete history of Tom Petty in Los Angeles. When Tom Petty arrived in Los Angeles in 1974 in search of a record deal for his band Mudcrutch, th...

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In this exceptional cultural history, Atlantic Senior Editor Ronald Brownstein--"one of America's best political journalists (The Economist)--tells...

An action-packed historical novel whose charismatic characters take the reader from the roaring twenties to the fiery nineties in America's favorit...

Reducere. Los Angeles and the movies grew up together, and a natural extension of the picture business was the premium presentation of the product--the bigge...

Reducere. Art Deco made its formal appearance in Paris at the 1925 L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, a showcase for ar...

Reducere. Growth on the flatlands along the western extents of Imperial Highway in the 1920s was once measured in beans, barley, and jackrabbits. After 2000,...

Few states of the United States have a more varied, a more interesting or a more instructive history than California, and few have done so little t...

Reducere. Hailed as one of the best books of 2009 by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, this vibrant portrait of 1930s culture masterfully explore...

Reducere. This volume presents a pictorial history of Los Angeles hotels downtown, in Hollywood, and along the Wilshire Boulevard corridor from the late 19th...

Reducere. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, Fit to Be Citizens? demonstrates how both science and public health shaped the meaning of race in ...

Historically, Los Angeles and its exhibition market have been central to the international success of Latin American cinema. Not only was Los Angel...