In this extraordinary book, Mike Davis unravels the secret political history of disaster, real and imaginary, in Southern California. From killer bees to earthquakes to racial hostility, Ecology of Fear is an essential portrait of America at the millennium. `If Davis takes a darkling view of the Californian dream, there is nothing dim or dull about his book. His great strengths are a vigorous prose style . . . a provocative thesis . . . and a dizzying catalogue of delicious, and sometimes frightening, facts' New York Times ...
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In this extraordinary book, Mike Davis unravels the secret political history of disaster, real and imaginary, in Southern California. From killer bees to earthquakes to racial hostility, Ecology of Fear is an essential portrait of America at the millennium. `If Davis takes a darkling view of the Californian dream, there is nothing dim or dull about his book. His great strengths are a vigorous prose style . . . a provocative thesis . . . and a dizzying catalogue of delicious, and sometimes frightening, facts' New York Times `Davis is a wonderful writer . . . He keeps us from turning away from what we'd rather not see' The Times `Seldom has there been a messenger so prepared to thrust himself forward with bad news in the certain knowledge that the great and the good will not be happy . . . There is something particularly bracing about four hundred pages of Mike Davis's righteous anger, but the inhabitants of other great cities, with their own great crimes, should read him in fear and trembling' New Statesman
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 9780375706073.
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This item is fairly worn, but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn corners, bends, tears, small stains, and partial water damage. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing, if applicable. Pages may include excessive notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Satisfaction Guaranteed.