The Anthropology of Los Angeles: Place and Agency in an Urban Setting questions the production and representations of L.A. by revealing the gray spaces between the real and imagined city. Contributors to this urban ethnography document hidden histories that connect daily actors within cultural systems to global social formations. This diverse collection is recommended for scholars of anthropology, history, sociology, race studies, gender studies, food studies, Latin American studies, and Asian studies.

Contributions by: Maryann Aguirre, Beth F. Baker, Jenny Banh, Nathalie Boucher, Charles Joseph, Melissa King, Andrea Lepage, Adonia E. Lugo, Allison Mattheis, Yolanda T. Moses, ChorSwang Ngin, Jocelyn A. Pacleb, Kyeyoung Park, James Diego Vigil, George Villanueva, Natale A. Zappia