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Los Angeles - The Development, Life and Structure of the City of Two Million in Southern California by Anton Wagner

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For the first time, Anton Wagner's groundbreaking 1935 book that launched the study of Los Angeles as an urban metropolis is available in English.

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Los Angeles - The Development, Life and Structure of the City of Two Million in Southern California by Anton Wagner

For the first time, Anton Wagner's groundbreaking 1935 book that launched the study of Los Angeles as an urban metropolis is available in English.
"This fine new translation by Timothy Grundy of Anton Wagner's Los Angeles with Edward Dimendberg's lucidly probing introduction constitutes a major contribution to urban history and our understanding of one of the world's most enigmatic and significant cities"-Thomas S. Hines, Research Professor of History and Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA;; "Edward Dimendberg has done a remarkable job bringing Anton Wagner's classic study of Los Angeles to a wider readership. This landmark publication will enable many strands of urban scholarship to enter into dialogue for the first time."-Matthew Gandy, Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge, and author of Natura Urbana: Ecological Constellations in Urban Space (2022)
Edward Dimendberg is professor of humanities at the University of California, Irvine. Timothy Grundy is an independent translator based in Los Angeles.
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ISBN 13 9781606067550
ISBN 10 1606067559
Title Los Angeles - The Development, Life and Structure of the City of Two Million in Southern California
Author Anton Wagner
Series Texts And Documents Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Getty Trust Publications
Year published 2022-07-12
Number of pages 356
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.