McClung, William A.

Landscapes of desire : Anglo mythologies of Los Angeles / William Alexander McClung.

Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2000.

xx, 277 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

"To those of us who look at Los Angeles and see no sense at all, Landscapes of Desire offers a vivid account of the particular visions that drove the period of Anglo dominance in the Los Angeles region, from about 1850 to about 1985. William McClung's essay, supported at every point by illustrations, shows that Anglo settlers and developers wanted nothing more than to make sense of their surroundings, but that their two dominant paradigms were at war with each other. Anglophone Los Angeles, McClung says, has tried strenuously to reconcile two competing mythologies of place and space: one of an acquired Arcadia - a found natural paradise - and the other of an invented Utopia - an empty space inviting development.
Examining designed spaces, including buildings, parks, freeways, and whole neighborhoods and communities, McClung gives readers a strong sense of the contradictions, failures, and triumphs that continue to govern L.A.'s image of itself."--Jacket.

0520218272 (alk. paper)
9780520218277 (alk. paper)

European Americans California Los Angeles Region Psychology.
English language Social aspects California Los Angeles Region History.
Landscapes California Los Angeles Region Psychological aspects.
Architecture California Los Angeles Region Psychological aspects.
Architecture as Topic Los Angeles.
Américains d'origine européenne Californie Los Angeles, Région de Psychologie.
Anglais (Langue) Aspect social Californie Los Angeles, Région de Histoire.
Paysages Californie Los Angeles, Région de Aspect psychologique.
Architecture Californie Los Angeles, Région de Aspect psychologique.
Architecture Psychological aspects
Civilization
English language Social aspects
Landscapes Psychological aspects
Literature
Iconografie.
Beeldvorming.
Landscape California Los Angeles Region Psychological aspects
Los Angeles Region (Calif.) Civilization 19th century.
Los Angeles Region (Calif.) Civilization 20th century.
Los Angeles Region (Calif.) In literature.
Los Angeles Region (Calif.) In art.
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Los Angeles, Région de (Calif.) Civilisation 19e siècle.
Los Angeles, Région de (Calif.) Civilisation 20e siècle.
Los Angeles, Région de (Calif.) dans la littérature.
Los Angeles, Région de (Calif.) dans l'art.
California Los Angeles Region

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Location: Library main 213102
Call No.: NA2543.L34 M3 2000
Status: Available