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

The History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory - Paperback

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The History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory - Paperback

The History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory - Paperback

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.

In this new edition, Norman Klein examines new models for erasure in LA. He explores the evolution of the Latino majority, how the Pacific economy is changing the structure of urban life, the impact of collapsing infrastructure in the city, and the restructuring of those very districts that had been 'forgotten'.
ISBN9781844672424
Author Norman M. Klein
PublisherVerso
GenreHistory, Education, and Society & culture
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2008
LanguageENG- English
Pages368
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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

The History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory - Paperback

The History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory - Paperback

By Norman M. Klein

About Norman M. Klein

Norman M. Klein, born in 1945, is professor in the School of Critical Studies at the California Institute of the Arts, and the author, for instance, of »The History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory« (1997/2008) and »The Vatican to Vegas: The History of Special Effects« (2004), the multimedia historical novel, »The Imaginary 20th Century« (2016), »Freud in Coney Island and Other Tales« (2006). A critic, urban and media historian, and novelist, he has written extensively on the culture and politics of Los Angeles, on cinema, and on architecture.

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