Hello,
"Junkyard of Dreams" is the title of chapter seven of the book City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles. In this chapter, Mike Davis details in his writing that "The City of Fontana, California is headed for economic catastrophe even as the 'Reagan Boom' was taking off." This actually did happen as re-development efforts were underway in this location and time period of American history. Clearly, Mike Davis had an important message for both Southern California readers and history students in other areas of the world as well.
Lastly, Thanks
Thomas,
ReplyDeleteI think you make an important point about Davis' work. I agree that this work was not meant to just be read by history students or people interested in LA. Rather, I think Davis sees this work as a "crystal ball" into the future of global capitalism. I think that Davis intended this work to be read by a broad audience in order to generate as much political action as possible. Thoughts?