Review Esssay: Los Angeles, City of Angels? No, City of Angles

Urban Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 575-591

  Gordon, Peter ^a   Richardson, Harry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033062610     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098993547     Document Type: Article

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