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The View from the Train

by Patrick Keiller
Essays by the iconic British filmmaker on the relationship between film, cities and landscape
Postmodern Geographies

by Edward W. Soja
“One of the most challenging and stimulating books ever written.”—David Harvey
2 posts
Uneven Development

by Neil Smith
Groundbreaking theory of uneven geographical development.
1 post
The History of Forgetting

by Norman M. Klein
Analysis, photography and fiction combine in a bracing portrait of LA.

Planet of Slums

by Mike Davis
The celebrated urban historian’s bestselling account of the global explosion of slums.
6 posts
The Limits to Capital

by David Harvey
A major rereading of Marx’s critique of political economy, newly updated.
3 posts
City of Quartz

by Mike Davis
This new edition of Mike Davis’s visionary work gives an update on Los Angeles as the city hits the 21st century.
Spaces of Global Capitalism

by David Harvey
An essential introduction to the field of historical geography.
3 posts

Glitter Stucco & Dumpster Diving

by John Chase
A free-wheeling guided tour to the cityscape of Southern California, grounding architecture as a multidisciplinary art.
Late Victorian Holocausts

by Mike Davis
“Eloquent and passionate, this is a veritable Black Book of liberal capitalism.”—Tariq Ali

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