Before L.a. - Race, Space, and Municipal Power in Los Angeles, 1781-1894

Expands borderlands history by examining the past and original urban infrastructure of one of America's most prominent cities; its social, spatial and racial divides and boundaries; and how it came to be the Los Angeles we know today.

About the author

David Samuel Torres-Rouff is an assistant professor of history at the University of California, Merced. He lives in Merced, CA.

Summary

Expands borderlands history by examining the past and original urban infrastructure of one of America's most prominent cities; its social, spatial and racial divides and boundaries; and how it came to be the Los Angeles we know today.

Product details

• Authors: David Samuel Torres-Rouff, Torres-Rouff David Samuel
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.09.2013
• EAN: 9780300141238
• ISBN: 978-0-300-14123-8
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: The Lamar Series in Western History; Lamar Series in Western Histor; The Lamar Series in Western History; Lamar Series in Western History (YALE)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, California, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, C 1700 To C 1800