Los Angeles: City of the Future?

Series

Understanding Modern Societies, Course D213

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.

Year of production

1992

Availability

Off-air recording licence
Sale; 2000 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Examines the concept of ‘post-modernity’ and its implications for the future. Attempts to find a visual equivalent to this thesis by looking at the post-modernity of the city of Los Angeles. Illustrates the confustions, tensions and new forms of social control that characterise the post-modern city - tensions that exploded in the Los angeles riots of April 1992, after the programme was filmed.

Subjects

Sociology

Keywords

cities & towns; Los Angeles; social life and customs

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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