Banh, Jenny.

Anthropology of Los Angeles : Place and Agency in an Urban Setting. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (261 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Hauntings of a Different Kind -- Chapter Two: Bicycle Anthropology of Los Angeles -- Chapter Three: The People in Los Angeles Public Spaces Are Not Dead -- Chapter Four: Embodying Democratic Spaces -- Chapter Five: Analysis of Latino-Korean Relations in the Workplace -- Chapter Six: Memory -- Chapter Seven: Multiple Ways of Knowing -- Chapter Eight: Making Space -- Chapter Nine: Agro-Ethnic Landscapes of Los Angeles -- Chapter Ten: A Conversation with Diego Vigil, a Los Angeles Pioneer Anthropologist -- Conclusion -- Index -- About the Contributors.

The Anthropology of Los Angeles: Place and Agency in an Urban Setting questions the production and representations of both the real and imagined L.A. by documenting hidden histories that portray a collision of elements, including race, class, gender, identity, food, and space.

9781498528542


Agent (Philosophy) - Social aspects - California - Los Angeles.


Electronic books.

HN80.L7.A584 2017

301.0979494