Ecology of Fear

Name: Ecology of Fear
Brand: Verso Books
SKU: 9781786636249
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Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster

By Mike Davis

Series: The Essential Mike Davis

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Ecology of Fear by Mike Davis explores how natural disasters shape the social and cultural landscape of Los Angeles. It delves into the city's recurrent struggles with wildfires, earthquakes, and other calamities, analysing the intersection of urban development and environmental risks. This book offers a compelling examination of how fear and catastrophe influence urban life and policies.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by how natural disasters and urban development intersect. The author delves into the dynamics of Los Angeles, uncovering the environmental and societal impacts of floods, fires, and earthquakes on the city's growth and identity.

Ecology of Fear

Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes. Snakes in the sea, mountain lions, and a plague of bees.

The classic book on LA as locus of ecological destruction--in culture and in reality

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Counterpointing Los Angeles’s central role in America’s fantasy life—the city has been destroyed no less than 138 times in novels and films since 1909—with its wanton denial of its own real history, Mike Davis creates a revelatory kaleidoscope of American fact, imagery, and sensibility.

Drawing upon a vast array of sources, Ecology of Fear meticulously captures the nation’s violent malaise and desperate social unease in an era of climate change and social change. With savagely entertaining wit and compassionate rage, this book conducts a devastating reconnaissance of our all-too-likely urban future.

With a new 2021 afterword taking stock of LA's 21st century.

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Ecology of Fear

By Mike Davis

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Ecology of Fear by Mike Davis is praised for its bold political and environmental vision, eloquent writing, and extensive factual information. It is noted as an eccentric yet substantial contribution to its field.

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ISBN: 9781786636249

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 February 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 390g

Pages: 496

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About the Author

Mike Davis is the author of City of Quartz, Late Victorian Holocausts, Buda’s Wagon, and Planet of Slums. He is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and the Lannan Literary Award.