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Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster
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A powerful glimpse into the history of disaster in Los Angeles, both real or imagined, argues that the most destructive forces are the many movies and books depicting this city as a veritable hotbed of riots, fires, floods, and earthquakes as well as an apocalyptic locale. Reprint. 40,000 first printing. NYT. (view table of contents)
By Mike Davis
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Hardcover:

9780805051063 | 1 edition (Metropolitan Books, September 1, 1998), cover price $27.50 | About this edition: A glimpse into the history of disaster in Los Angeles, real or imagined, argues that the most destructive forces are the movies and books depicting the city as a hotbed of riots and natural disasters

Paperback:

9780375706073 | Vintage Books, August 1, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A glimpse into the history of disaster in Los Angeles--both natural and man-made, real and fictional--documents the danger created by forces of nature, greed, and politics

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