Mike Davis





Mike Davis

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

gender
male

genre

influences


About this author

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: 3.97 · 5,061 ratings · 647 reviews · 99 distinct works · Similar authors
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 1,468 ratings — published 1990 — 11 editions
Planet of Slums
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Ecology of Fear: Los Angele...
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 647 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions
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3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
Dead Cities: And Other Tales
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
Buda's Wagon: A Brief Histo...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
In Praise of Barbarians: Es...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
Prisoners of the American D...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions
The Monster at Our Door: Th...
3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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