Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-253) and index.
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Progressive legacies : social movements in the twentieth century -- A mosaic of movements : progressive L.A. in the twentieth century -- Charlotta Bass : a community activist for racial and economic justice -- Reemerging movements : Los Angeles in the wake of the 1992 civil unrest -- The continuing divide : the demographic and economic transformation of Los Angeles -- Stresses in Eden : Los Angeles on the edge -- Politics and policy : identifying an agenda for the next L.A. -- Shifting coalitions: L.A.'s changing political landscape -- Setting an agenda : policy development and social movements -- A vision for the city : progressive L.A. in the twenty-first century -- A policy agenda for the next L.A.
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Los Angeles's history is a story of conflicting visions. Most historians, journalists, and filmmakers have focused on L.A. as a bastion of corporate greed, business boosterism, political corruption, cheap labor, exploited immigrants, and unregulated sprawl. The Next Los Angeles tells a different story: that of the reformers and radicals who have struggled for alternative visions of social and economic justice. The authors chronicle efforts of progressive social movements that worked throughout the twentieth century to create a more livable, just, and democratic Los Angeles. These movements - wh.
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Title
Next Los Angeles.
International Standard Book Number
0520240006
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Los Angeles (Calif.), Politics and government, 20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.), Social conditions, 20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.), Social conditions, 21st century.