{"product_id":"before-l-a-race-space-and-municipal-power-in-los-angeles-1781-1894-hardcover-1","title":"Before L.A.: Race, Space, and Municipal Power in Los Angeles, 1781-1894 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Samuel Torres-Rouff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Torres-Rouff significantly 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. It is a fascinating study of how an innovative intercultural community developed along racial lines, and how immigrants from the United States engineered a profound shift in civic ideals and the physical environment, creating a social and spatial rupture that endures to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Samuel Torres-Rouff\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of history at the University of California, Merced. He lives in Merced, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.4 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47517556965597,"sku":"9780300141238","price":183.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/neab50ZUJZ9780300141238_8060ad07-730c-43e0-afda-96fece751823.webp?v=1772201911","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/before-l-a-race-space-and-municipal-power-in-los-angeles-1781-1894-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}