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As the director of the U. of Southern California Studies Center, Dear argues that the "L.A. School" of urban sociology is displacing the "Chicago School" sparked by the 1925 U. of Chicago publication of The City: Suggestions for the Investigation of Human Behavior in the Urban Environment by R.E. Park, et al. The Route 66 cover and song lyric excerpt reinforce this message. The editor's comments precede 16 contributions by California colleagues furthering his case by discussing the themes of the L.A. School; L.A. as the city of industry; reconsidering community (e.g., in light of immigration, street gangs, the Internet); and revisioning urban theory. Photos and maps exemplify the "demographic dynamism" of postmodern cities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
