An edition of Ecology of Fear (1998)

Ecology of fear

Los Angeles and the imagination of disaster

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An edition of Ecology of Fear (1998)

Ecology of fear

Los Angeles and the imagination of disaster

1st ed.

by

  • ★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating)
  • 11 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 2 Have read

In this book, Mike Davis unravels the secret political history of disaster, real and imaginary, in Southern California. As he surveys the earthquakes of Santa Monica, the burning of Koreatown, the invasion of "man-eating" mountain lions, the movie Volcano, and even Los Angeles's underrated tornado problem, he exposes the deep complicity between social injustice and perceptions of natural disorder.

Arguing that paranoia about nature obscures the fact that Los Angeles has deliberately put itself in harm's way, Davis reveals how market-driven urbanization has for generations transgressed against environmental common sense. And he shows that the floods, fires, and earthquakes reaped by the city were tragedies as avoidable - and unnatural - as the beating of Rodney King and the ensuing explosion in the streets.

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Metropolitan Books
Language
English
Pages
484

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Social conditions Environmental conditions Social problems Disasters New York Times reviewed Los angeles (calif.), social conditions Riots, california, los angeles Earthquakes Natural disasters Stadtforschung Literatur Environment Katastrophe Überschwemmungsgefahr History Risikomanagement Verstädterung Ecology Stadtplanung Milieurampen Flächenbrand Feuerökologie Erdbebengefahr Los Angeles Slum Social sciences Disasters & disaster relief

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Los Angeles (Calif.) California Los Angeles USA Los Angeles (Calif., Motiv) Cities
Edition Availability
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Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster
2018, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
in English
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Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster
2014, Holt & Company, Henry
in English
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Ecology of Fear
August 11, 2000, Picador
Paperback - New Ed edition
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Ecology of fear: Los Angeles and the imagination of disaster
1999, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
Cover of: Ecology of fear
Ecology of fear: Los Angeles and the imagination of disaster
1999, Picador
in English
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Ecology of fear: Los Angeles and the imagination of disaster
1998, Metropolitan Books
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-461) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
303.48/5/0979494
Library of Congress
HN80.L7 D37 1998, HN80.L7D37 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
484 p. :
Number of pages
484

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL343711M
ISBN 10
0805051066
LCCN
98002645
OCLC/WorldCat
38258057
LibraryThing
1044
Goodreads
397381

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Work ID
OL1801113W

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Work Description

Los Angeles has become a magnet for the American apocalyptic imagination, with many disasters - both real and those created by Hollywood movies - in recent years. This book examines the history of disaster - both real and imagined - in LA.

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