Before L. A. Race, Space, and Municipal Power in Los Angeles, 1781-1894 |
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| Author:
| Torres-Rouff, David Samuel |
| Series title: | The Lamar Series in Western History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-14123-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $94.00 |
Book Description:
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David Torres-Rouff significantly expands borderlands history by examining the past and original urban infrastructure of one of America’s most prominent cities; its social, spatial, and racial divides and boundaries; and how it came to be the Los Angeles we know today. It is a fascinating study of how an innovative intercultural community developed along racial lines, and how immigrants from the United States engineered a profound shift in civic ideals and the physical...
More DescriptionDavid Torres-Rouff significantly expands borderlands history by examining the past and original urban infrastructure of one of America’s most prominent cities; its social, spatial, and racial divides and boundaries; and how it came to be the Los Angeles we know today. It is a fascinating study of how an innovative intercultural community developed along racial lines, and how immigrants from the United States engineered a profound shift in civic ideals and the physical environment, creating a social and spatial rupture that endures to this day.