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Magical Urbanism by Mike Davis

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Magical Urbanism by Mike Davis

Winner of the 2001 Carey McWilliams Award.
This paperback edition of Mike Davis's investigation into the Latinization of America incorporates the extraordinary findings of the 2000 Census as well as new chapters on the militarization of the Border and violence against immigrants.

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A non-romantic, optimistic view of the role Latinos will play in revitalizing dead urban areas and a dying American Left* San Francisco Bay Guardian *
Another contemporary classic of Urban Studies from Davis. A wake-up call for anyone who cares about the future of American cities. * Kirkus Reviews *
Fans of Mike Davis's slash-and-burn prose and take-no-prisoners credo will not be disappointed ... His new bo0ok about citified Latinos serves up more helpings of the elegant muckraking that thrilled the readers of City of Quartz and Ecology of Fear. -- Andrew Ross * Bookforum *
Ricky Martin, Sammy Samosa, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera-something is happening to American popular culture. Mike Davis pulls together the startling facts, identifies the underlying trends and ... brings his characteristic energy, eye for detail and exhaustive research to bear on an important phenomenon that remains mostly unexplored. -- Jon Wiener * In These Times *
This well-researched, well-written book is driven by powerful feelings of indignation at the hardships Latinos are suffering in the United states today. * Washington Post *
A former meat cutter and truck driver, as well as a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the Lannan Literary Award, Mike Davis's many books include Set the Night on Fire, Planet of Slums, and Late Victorian Holocausts. He lives in San Diego.
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ISBN 13 9781859847718
ISBN 10 1859847714
Title Magical Urbanism
Author Mike Davis
Series Haymarket
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Verso Books
Year published 2000-06-17
Number of pages 190
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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