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Review: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

ユーザーレビュー - Derek - Goodreads

In City of Quartz, Mike Davis attempts the historical equivalent of film noir. He offers a dark, almost unrelievedly oppressive picture of life in a tough, hardhearted city where the ruling elite ... レビュー全文を読む

Review: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

ユーザーレビュー - Scott S - Goodreads

If you are interesting in LA or urban planning than this is the book for you. Was required to read this book for a California politics class. Had some interesting points about the strucutre and layout ... レビュー全文を読む

Review: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

ユーザーレビュー - Wendy Bishop - Goodreads

This book walks you through the "evolution" of Los Angeles. Being born and raised in the Los Angeles area as well as my ancestors, I've grown up with stories involving the history of the area, the ... レビュー全文を読む

Review: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

ユーザーレビュー - Maxwell Harwitt - Goodreads

Chicken Little's most famous work. レビュー全文を読む

Review: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

ユーザーレビュー - Grantimatter - Goodreads

Every time I pick this book up, I start to feel like it's not really written for me... it's written for some newly arrived LA denizen from 1990 or so. And I figure I'll put it down after the next page ... レビュー全文を読む

Review: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

ユーザーレビュー - Ben B - Goodreads

This has to be the most painfully frenetic, confusingly concocted book I've ever read. The writer interrupts himself with parentheticals almost every other sentence; he drops names and factoids ... レビュー全文を読む

Review: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

ユーザーレビュー - Emmanuel Macias - Goodreads

Most likely my favorite book on Los Angeles レビュー全文を読む

Review: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

ユーザーレビュー - Laurie - Goodreads

Read this book and the follow up Ecology of Fear - enjoyed both. I would highly recommend both of these titles to anyone even remotely interested in the craziness which is Southern California. レビュー全文を読む

Review: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

ユーザーレビュー - Dan - Goodreads

A reliably lefty history of Los Angeles, City of Quartz was a fascinating read for a recent transplant from the east coast. Mike Davis' collection of essays eschews the day-to-day history, choosing ... レビュー全文を読む