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Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities
Hunt
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Description for Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities
Paperback.
An in-depth analysis of the historical and contemporary contours of black life in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is well-known as a temperate paradise with expansive beaches and mountain vistas, a booming luxury housing market, and the home of glamorous Hollywood. During the first half of the twentieth century, Los Angeles was also seen as a mecca for both African Americans and a steady stream of migrants from around the country and the world, transforming Los Angeles into one of the world’s most diverse cities. The city has become a multicultural maze in which many now fear that the political ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814737354
SKU
V9780814737354
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Ref
99-50
About Hunt
Darnell Hunt is Director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies and Professor of Sociology at UCLA. He is the editor or author of numerous books, including Channeling Blackness: Studies on Television and Race in America and Screening the Los Angeles “Riots:“ Race, Seeing, and Resistance. Ana-Christina Ramón is Assistant Director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center ... Read more
Reviews for Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities
Overall, this is an excellent book.
Journal of African American History
Black Los Angeles provides a telling tale about the need to examine the racial processes that impact Black urban communities.
Clovis L. White
Du Bois Review
[T]his is an excellent book....Inside are studies of one specific city, but with applicability to African American urban ... Read more
Journal of African American History
Black Los Angeles provides a telling tale about the need to examine the racial processes that impact Black urban communities.
Clovis L. White
Du Bois Review
[T]his is an excellent book....Inside are studies of one specific city, but with applicability to African American urban ... Read more