Isbn: 9781839761225 - set the night on fire: l.a. in the sixties (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A magisterial, kaleidoscopic, riveting movement history of Los Angeles in the sixties.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Histories of the US sixties invariably focus on New York City, but Los Angeles was an epicenter of that decade's political and social earthquake. L.A. was a launchpad for Black Power-where Malcolm X and Angela Davis first came to prominence and the Watts uprising shook the nation-and home to the Chicano walkouts and Moratorium, as well as birthplace of 'Asian America' as a political identity, base of the antiwar movement, and of course, centre of California counterculture.Mike Davis and Jon Wiener provide the first comprehensive movement history of L.A. in the sixties, drawing on extensive archival research, scores of interviews with principal figures of the 1960s movements, and personal histories (both Davis and Wiener are native Los Angelenos). Following on from Davis's award-winning L.A. history, City of Quartz, Set the Night on Fire is a fascinating historical corrective, delivered in scintillating and fiercely elegant prose. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 800 pages. 8.00x5.00x2.00 inches. In Stock.

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Zustand: New. A magisterial, kaleidoscopic, riveting movement history of Los Angeles in the sixties.&Uumlber den AutorMike Davis (1946-2022) was a writer, political activist, urban theorist, and historian. He is best known for his inve.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Histories of the US sixties invariably focus on New York City, but Los Angeles was an epicenter of that decade's political and social earthquake. L.A. was a launchpad for Black Power-where Malcolm X and Angela Davis first came to prominence and the Watts uprising shook the nation-and home to the Chicano walkouts and Moratorium, as well as birthplace of 'Asian America' as a political identity, base of the antiwar movement, and of course, centre of California counterculture.Mike Davis and Jon Wiener provide the first comprehensive movement history of L.A. in the sixties, drawing on extensive archival research, scores of interviews with principal figures of the 1960s movements, and personal histories (both Davis and Wiener are native Los Angelenos). Following on from Davis's award-winning L.A. history, City of Quartz, Set the Night on Fire is a fascinating historical corrective, delivered in scintillating and fiercely elegant prose.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Set the Night on Fire | L.A. in the Sixties | Jon Wiener (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2021 | Verso Books | EAN 9781839761225 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: LOGOS EUROPE, 9 Rue Nicholas Poussin, 17000 LA ROCHELLE, FRANKREICH, contact[at]logoseurope[dot]eu | Anbieter: preigu. …