Ecology of FearCounterpointing Los Angeless central role in Americas fantasy lifethe city has been destroyed no less than 138 times in novels and films since 1909with its wanton denial of its own real history, Mike Davis creates a revelatory kaleidoscope of American fact, imagery, and sensibility. Drawing upon a vast array of sources, Ecology of Fear meticulously captures the nations violent malaise and desperate social unease in an era of climate change and social