The History of Forgetting - Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Los 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'.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	August 2008
Authors:	Norman M. Klein
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	342
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-84467-242-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-84467-242-5
Barcode:	9781844672424

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