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History of Forgetting : Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory by Norman M. Klein (2008, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherVerso Books

ISBN-101844672425

ISBN-139781844672424

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Edition2

Book TitleHistory of Forgetting : Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 20th Century, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Essays, Sociology / Urban

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IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, Psychology, History

AuthorNorman M. Klein

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight20.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Reviews"Klein clearly follows in Mike Davis's wake, but develops a distinctive focus on the erasure of memory in and about the city."- Times Literary Supplement "Klein is a fine stylist, an engaging historian-his account of the way noir shaped the city is strikingly fresh."- New Scientist "Norman Klein is full of ideas, brilliantly and beautifully expressed."- Journal of American History, 'eoeKleinclearly follows in Mike Davis's wake, but develops a distinctive focus on theerasure of memory in and about the city.'e�, "Klein clearly follows in (Mike) Davis's wake, but develops a distinctive focus on the erasure of memory in and about the city." Times Literary Supplement

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal979.494053

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisLos Angeles is a city which has long thrived on the continual re-creation of own myth. In this extraordinary and original work, Norman Klein examines the process of memory erasure in LA. Using a provocative mixture of fact and fiction, the book takes us on an 'anti-tour' of downtown LA, examines life for Vietnamese immigrants in the City of Dreams, imagines Walter Benjamin as a Los Angeleno, and finally looks at the way information technology has recreated the city, turning cyberspace into the last suburb. In this new edition, Norman Klein examines new models for erasure in LA. He explores the evolution of the Latino majority, how the Pacific economy is changing the structure of urban life, the impact of collapsing infrastructure in the city, and the restructuring of those very districts that had been 'forgotten'.