Bohemian Los Angeles: and the Making of Modern Politics by Daniel Hurewitz - 2007-01-15

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2007. x, 367 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Tips lightly bumped. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A near-fine copy of the first printing. "Bohemian Los Angeles brings to life a vibrant and all-but forgotten milieu of artists, leftists, and gay men and women whose story played out over the first half of the twentieth century and continues to shape the entire American landscape. It is the story of a hidden corner of Los Angeles, where the personal first became the political, where the nation's first enduring gay rights movement emerged, and where the broad spectrum of what we now think of as identity politics was born. Portraying life over a period of more than forty years in the hilly enclave of Edendale, near downtown Los Angeles, Daniel Hurewitz considers the work of painters and printmakers, looks inside the Communist Party's intimate cultural scene, and examines the social world of gay men. In… Read More

Berkeley . 2007. January 2007. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0520249259. 377 pages. hardcover. keywords: History Los Angeles Culture. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Bohemian Los Angeles brings to life a vibrant and all-but forgotten milieu of artists, leftists, and gay men and women whose story played out over the first half of the twentieth century and continues to shape the entire American landscape. It is the story of a hidden corner of Los Angeles, where the personal first became the political, where the nation's first enduring gay rights movement emerged, and where the broad spectrum of what we now think of as identity politics was born. Portraying life over a period of more than forty years in the hilly enclave of Edendale, near downtown Los Angeles, Daniel Hurewitz considers the work of painters and printmakers, looks inside the Communist Party's intimate cultural scene, and examines the social world of gay men. In this vividly written narrative,… Read More

University of California Press, 2007-01-15. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

University of California Press, 2007. First edition. (2007.) Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 367 pages. Signed/Inscribed on the title page, "For Eirene- Hope you enjoy these tales of Lost Los Angeles! Best, Daniel Hurewitz." The book and dust jacket are in very good condition with very slight shelf wear. Interior is clean and tight. Illustrated. Pictures available upon request. "Bohemian Los Angeles provides an extraordinary look at the history of identity politics. I was fascinated by the long struggle of men and women for civil rights denied them by virtue of the sexual identity." Black spine/Yellow-Blue text. . Signed. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Gay & Lesbian Studies.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of California Press, 2007-01-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!