THE ESSENTIAL MIKE DAVIS Mike Davis was a meat cutter and truck driver, as well as an activist for Students for a Democratic Society before starting his academic career. He is a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the Lannan Literary Award. His many books on history and the city, including the bestselling City of Quartz, have been critically acclaimed across the world. In this series we bring together his classic books in beautiful new editions.
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City of Quartz Excavating the Future in Los Angeles Mike Davis In City of Quartz, Davis reconstructs LA’s shadow history and dissects its ethereal economy. He tells us who has the power and how they hold on to it. He gives us a city of Dickensian extremes, Pynchonesque conspiracies, and a desperation straight out of Nathanael West – a city in which we may glimpse our own future mirrored with terrifying clarity. “Absolutely fascinating.” William Gibson “A history as fascinating as it is instructive.” Peter Ackroyd, Times CATEGORY EXTENT FORMAT SIZES ISBN PRICES RIGHTS PREVIOUS EDITION
History / Urban Studies 448 pages 198 x 129mm Trade Paperback 978 1 78663 589 1 £12.99 / $19.95 / $25.95CAN Verso 978 1 84467 568 5
“Few books shed as much light on their subjects as this opinionated and original excavation of Los Angeles from the mythical debris of its past and future.” San Francisco Examiner
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