Mike Davis





Mike Davis

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born
January 01, 1946 in Fontana, California, The United States

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Social commentator, urban theorist, historian, and political activist. He is best known for his investigations of power and social class in his native Southern California.


Average rating: 3.94 · 3,891 ratings · 571 reviews · 81 distinct works
City of Quartz: Excavating ...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 1,169 ratings — published 1990 — 9 editions
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Planet of Slums
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 735 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions
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Ecology of Fear: Los Angele...
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 533 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions
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Late Victorian Holocausts: ...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions
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Magical Urbanism: Latinos R...
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Dead Cities: And Other Tales
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
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Buda's Wagon: A Brief Histo...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 138 ratings2 editions
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In Praise of Barbarians: Es...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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The Monster at Our Door: Th...
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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Prisoners of the American D...
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 37 ratings4 editions
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