Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts

Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts
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Publisher : Critical Studies in Italian Am
Total Pages : 476
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ISBN-10 : 0823257967
ISBN-13 : 9780823257966
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Book Synopsis Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts by : Luisa Del Giudice

Download or read book Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts written by Luisa Del Giudice and published by Critical Studies in Italian Am. This book was released on 2014 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume gathers groundbreaking critical essays on Sabato (Simon) Rodia's renowned Watts Towers (Los Angeles, California) from diverse disciplinary perspectives, extensively highlighting his migration context as never before, as well as the Towers in the context of human and community development within the "Watts Towers Common Ground Initiative."


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