The Los Angeles Riots: Lessons for the Urban Future

by Edgar W. Butler, Mark Baldassare, David O. Sears

Book Overview

The Los Angeles riots in the Spring of 1992 were among the most violent and destructive events in twentieth-century urban America. This collection of original essays by leading urban experts offers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813323924
• ISBN13: 9780813323923
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

April 26, 1992 and Beyond

First and most notably, the contributors to this book are all extremely well qualified; most of them are professors from prestigious universities whose fields of expertise include sociology, urban and regional planning, and political sciences. Each angle of the Los Angeles riots is discussed objectively with in-depth analysis. The book covers issues before that caused the riots, during the event, and after the dust has cleared. The authors present lessons to be learned from the Rodney King tape, the proceeding trial and the social reasons why each neighborhood in LA is unstable. The book also presents hard evidence about the Rodney King incident, including recordings of the policemen involved and how non-chalant they were about the beating. Most of the points raised in the book are accompanied by charts and figures that illustrate each idea. All of the arguments made are followed by solid precedents and findings from independent researchers. This book is not light reading, but it will be the best source possible for writing a paper or learning all there is to be learned on the topic.