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A History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory

by Norman M. Klein

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Los Angeles is a city which has long thrived on the continual re-creation of own myth. In this extraordinary and original work, Norman Klein examines the process of memory erasure in LA. Using a provocative mixture of fact and fiction, the book takes us on an ‘anti-tour’ of downtown LA, examines life for Vietnamese immigrants in the City of Dreams, imagines Walter Benjamin as a Los Angeleno, and finally looks at the way information technology has recreated the city, turning cyberspace into the last suburb.

wonderful book. a must read for anyone who is interested in los angeles history and cultural theory..

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Categories:

Architecture Contemporary History Urbanism American History Non-fiction

Language:

English

Length:

330 pages

Author:

Norman M. Klein
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