2016
DOI: 10.3917/rfea.148.0031
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The Right to the Beach? Urban Renewal, Public Space Policing and the Definition of a Beach Public in Postwar Los Angeles, 1940s-1960s

Abstract: Cet article montre d'abord comment, après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, une coalition informelle rassemblant des promoteurs immobiliers et l'élite politique locale utilise des stratégies de l'ordre de la planification urbaine et du contrôle policier afin de faire des plages de la ville de Los Angeles un terrain de jeux réservé à la classe moyenne blanche. La première partie de l'article décrit les efforts des urbanistes, des ingénieurs et de l'élite politique et économique afin de mener à bien une campagne de mo… Show more

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“…The documentary emphasizes, however, that territorialization leads to conflict when groups trespass onto other groups' territories. Elsa Devienne (2016) explores similar conflicts in her study of Los Angeles beaches. According to her, strategies of urban planning and police control, which started after WWII, made the city's beaches exclusive places for the white middle classes, while evicting undesirables.…”
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“…The documentary emphasizes, however, that territorialization leads to conflict when groups trespass onto other groups' territories. Elsa Devienne (2016) explores similar conflicts in her study of Los Angeles beaches. According to her, strategies of urban planning and police control, which started after WWII, made the city's beaches exclusive places for the white middle classes, while evicting undesirables.…”
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confidence: 95%