Land of Smoke and Mirrors : a Cultural History of Los Angeles /

"Land of Smoke and Mirrors looks at greater Los Angeles through the images projected from within and without its geographical and psychological borders. Divided into sections that probe the city's checkered history and reflect on Hollywood's own self reflections, the book offers revea...

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書誌詳細
第一著者: Brook, Vincent, 1946-
フォーマット: Licensed eBooks
言語:英語
出版事項: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press ©2013.
オンライン・アクセス:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5hjck3
目次:
  • Introduction
  • Original si(g)n. The Ramona myth
  • Ramona revisited
  • Si(g)n city. "City with two heads"
  • What price Hollywood?
  • L.A. noir. Bright and guilty place
  • Neo-noir
  • Multicultural L.A. LAtinos
  • bLAcks
  • LAsians
  • LAnglos and LAGBTs
  • Conclusion.