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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Үндсэн зохиолч: Brook, Vincent, 1946-
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Хэл сонгох:англи
Хэвлэсэн: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press ©2013.
Онлайн хандалт:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5hjck3
Агуулга:
  • 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.