Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster

Davis, Mike

ISBN 10: 1786636247 / ISBN 13: 9781786636249

Published by Verso, 2022

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Synopsis:

Counterpointing Los Angeles's central role in America’s fantasy life – the city has been destroyed no less than 138 times in novels and films since 1909 – with its wanton denial of its own real history, Mike Davis creates a revelatory kaleidoscope of American fact, imagery, and sensibility. Drawing upon a vast array of sources, Ecology of Fear meticulously captures the nation’s violent malaise and desperate social unease in an era of climate change and social change. With savagely entertaining wit and compassionate rage, this book conducts a devastating reconnaissance of our all-too-likely urban future.

With a new 2021 afterword taking stock of LA's 21st century.

About the Author: Mike Davis, it has been said, "holds the keys to understanding the city of Los Angeles and much else" (Lingua Franca). A former meat cutter and truck driver, as well as a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the Lannan Literary Award, his many books include several on cities, politics, and ecology, and a classic trilogy on the history of Los Angeles: City of Quartz, Set the Night on Fire, and Ecology of Fear.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the ...
Publisher: Verso
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good