City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
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This new edition of Mike Davis’s visionary work gives an update on Los Angeles as the city hits the 21st century. Library Journal Eschewing the character study that comprises most Los Angeles history, Davis concentrates on the ongoing and ignored ethnic and class struggles, formerly manifested by booster (pro-growth) exploitation, now replaced by exclusionary (no-growth) neighborhood incorporation, and by police control of Afro-American and Latino neighborhoods. His analysis of recent Los Angeles history is often chilling and--sad to say--more true than false. Small inaccuracies sometimes afflict the narrative, and the breathlessness of Davis's writing will probably confuse readers who are unfamilar with the region. But these criticisms quibble with an otherwise important and necessary work. Recommended.-- Tim Zindel, Hastings Coll . of the Law, San Francisco
PrefacePrologue: The View from Futures Past1Chapter 1Sunshine or Noir?15Chapter 2Power Lines99Chapter 3Homegrown Revolution151Chapter 4Fortress L.A.221Chapter 5The Hammer and the Rock265Chapter 6New Confessions323Chapter 7Junkyard of Dreams373Index441
