“The compass of possibilities”: Re-Mapping the Suburbs of Los Angeles in the Writings of D.J. Waldie

This article uses the works of the writer, memoirist, and Lakewood, California public official, D. J. Waldie to deepen our concept of “region” and to re-assess many of the stereotypical discourses associated with the American suburbs. In the fashionable parlance of Mike Davis’ City of Quartz, Los An...

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Main Author: Neil Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Association for American Studies 2011-11-01
Series:European Journal of American Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ejas/9424