Mike Davis
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
A history and analysis of Los Angeles by Mike Davis
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Madison René KnappFirst to rec“Required reading for anyone living and creating in Los Angeles.”
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Lyla“If you live in LA. If you ever been interested in California. If you care about urbanism. Or Hollywood. Or literally anything at all. You MUST. READ. CITY OF QUARTZ. Mike Davis is a genius. He is the answer to LA’s lack of homegrown intellectuals. He is my world. Such an important an groundbreaking book.”
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