Catching Hell In The City Of Angels Life And Meanings Of Blackness In South Central Los Angeles (Critical American Studies) Tapa blanda - 2006

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Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006. xii, 305 pages, illustrations, map; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. "Since the 1980s, Los Angeles has become the most racially and economically divided city in the United States. In the poorest parts of South Central Los Angeles, buildings in disrepair--the legacy of racial unrest. Moving beyond stereotypes of South Central's predominantly African American residents, Jo o H. Costa Vargas recounts his almost two years living in the district. Personal, critical, and disquieting, Catching Hell in the City of Angels examines the ways in which economic and social changes in the twentieth century have affected the black community, and powerfully conveys the experiences that bind and divide its people. Through compelling stories of South Central, including his own experience as an immigrant of color, Vargas presents portraits of four groups. He talks daily with women living in a low-income Watts apartment building; works with… Leer más

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University of Minnesota Press, 2006-08-26. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

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