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Ecology of Fear Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster

Mike Davis

A powerful glimpse into the history of disaster in Los Angeles, both real or imagined, argues that the most destructive forces are the many movies and books depicting this city as a veritable hotbed of riots, fires, floods, and earthquakes as well as an apocalyptic locale. 35,000 first printing. Tou...

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Mike Davis's 1998 book Ecology of Fear examines the historical roots of wildfire anxiety in Southern California.

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That's why I opened the book with a quote by Mike Davis and his book, Ecology of Fear from 1998.

— Episode: Investigating The Great Los Angeles Fire...

Episode: Investigating The Great Los Angeles Fires

Mike Davis's 1998 book Ecology of Fear examines the historical roots of wildfire anxiety in Southern California.

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That's why I opened the book with a quote by Mike Davis and his book, Ecology of Fear from 1998.

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