Sand rush : the revival of the beach in twentieth-century Los Angeles / Elsa Devienne ; foreword by Jenny Price ; translated by Troy J. Tice.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197539781.Uniform titles: Ruée vers le sable. English Subject(s): Bathing beaches -- Government policy -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century | Bathing beaches -- Environmental aspects -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century | Urban renewal -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century | City planning -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century | Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century | Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197539750DDC classification: 979.49405 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: An original approach to the iconic landscape of California - the beaches of Los Angeles - this book recovers untold stories of presidential jaunts, wild spring break celebrations, underground gay beaches, and engineering feats that enlarged the shores overnight. From the creation of a mini-Venice on the LA sands in 1905 to Baywatch's David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson captivating billions of television viewers worldwide in the 1990s, the book offers a comprehensive look at a landscape that is at once natural and artificial, but now under threat from climate change and rising sea levels.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2024.
Translated from the French.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An original approach to the iconic landscape of California - the beaches of Los Angeles - this book recovers untold stories of presidential jaunts, wild spring break celebrations, underground gay beaches, and engineering feats that enlarged the shores overnight. From the creation of a mini-Venice on the LA sands in 1905 to Baywatch's David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson captivating billions of television viewers worldwide in the 1990s, the book offers a comprehensive look at a landscape that is at once natural and artificial, but now under threat from climate change and rising sea levels.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 4, 2024).