In a hip, street-smart voice full of understated humor and palpable hope, King chronicles her journey and the unforgettable characters she meets along the way, using the rhythms of the court to riff on such issues as race, class, gender, religion, sexual politics, and love.

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.