Whitewashed adobe : the rise of Los Angeles and the remaking of its Mexican past / William Deverell.

Main entry:

Deverell, William, 1962-

Title & Author:

Whitewashed adobe : the rise of Los Angeles and the remaking of its Mexican past / William Deverell.

Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 2005.

Description:

xix, 330 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm

Notes:
Originally published: 2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: City of the future -- The unending Mexican war -- History on parade -- Remembereing a river -- The color of brickwork is brown -- Ethnic quarantine -- The drama of Los Angeles history -- Conclusion: Whitewashed adobe.

Summary:

'Whitewashed Abode' explores how the identity of Los Angeles has evolved, particularly how the city has made cultural appropriations from Mexico over the past 150 years.

ISBN:

0520246675 (pbk.)
9780520246676 (pbk.)

Subject:

Mexican Americans California Los Angeles History.
Américains d'origine mexicaine Californie Los Angeles Histoire.
Ethnic relations.
Mexican Americans.
Los Angeles (Calif.) Ethnic relations History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) History.
California Los Angeles.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 272164
Call No.: BIB 205395
Status: Available

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