Amnesia and Myopia:History and Theory in Los Angeles

Journal of Urban History

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 669-678

  Harris, Richard ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84997908313     PISSN: 00961442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009614420002600506     Document Type: Review

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