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The battle for Beverly Hills : a city's independence and the birth of celebrity politics
- Title
- The battle for Beverly Hills : a city's independence and the birth of celebrity politics / Nancie Clare.
- Author
- Clare, Nancie
- Publication
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- xi, 270 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- Presents the untold history of Beverly Hills, examining the glamour, fame, gossip and politics of a city that the stars fought to keep from the clutches of an avaricious Los Angeles, building the foundation for celebrity influence and political power.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas and the Invention of Beverly Hills -- The Beverly Hills Hotel and the Birth of Its Namesake City -- Setting the Stage -- A Crash Course in Influence -- Veni, Vidi, Vici -- The War Against Hollywood and the Lasting Legacy of Bad Behavior -- Meanwhile, in Beverly Hills ... -- "California's Floating Kidney Transplanted from the Midwest" -- Dramatis Personae -- Playing with Fire -- On Their Own.
- Call Number
- JFD 18-1127
- ISBN
- 9781250121349
- 1250121345
- LCCN
- 2017052134
- OCLC
- 1010642606
- Author
- Clare, Nancie, author.
- Title
- The battle for Beverly Hills : a city's independence and the birth of celebrity politics / Nancie Clare.
- Publisher
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-1127