| Description |
xii, 258 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-251) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Buenos Aires as center of the universe -- Civilization or barbarism: the geography of Buenos Aires -- The founding of Buenos Aires (1492-1541) -- The colonial city (1542-1776) -- Buenos Aires, capital of the viceroyalty (1776-1810) -- Independence (1806-1829) -- Juan Manuel de Rosas (1829-1852) -- Buenos Aires, the big village (1852-1880) -- The Paris of South America (1880-1920) -- The city of the masses (1920-1946) -- The postwar city (1946-1983) -- The contemporary city. |
| Summary |
"In Buenos Aires, Art and culture critic James Gardner offers a colorful biography of the "Paris of the South," from its origins and time as a colonial city, through its Golden age, the rise of Peron, and the Falklands War, to the present day. With entertaining asides about art, architecture, literature, food and dance, as well as local customs and colorful personalities, this is a rich and unique historical narrative of Buenos Aires,"--Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Buenos Aires (Argentina) -- History.
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Buenos Aires (Argentina) -- Intellectual life.
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Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769
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Argentina -- Buenos Aires.
(OCoLC)fst01205786
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Buenos Aires.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Standard No. |
40025541511 |
| ISBN |
9781137279880 |
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1137279885 |
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9781466879034 |
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