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Men and women in the Golden Land: P.T. Anderson’s historical vision of Los Angeles

It seemed easy to peg Paul Thomas Anderson following Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Punch-Drunk Love, as well as his more obscure debut, Hard Eight. They were all about pathetic characters suffering of self-consciousness, self-pity, guilt, and ineptitude within an infinite … Continue reading

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Gated Communities and the Oil Boom in Los Angeles County

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Activism and Invisibility: Caryl Chessman, George Jackson and the California Prison Movement 1954 – 1977

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The California Gold Rush and the Emergence of Open-Entry Mining in the United States

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