Bibliograph

Buenos Aires, the biography of a city, James Gardner

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Buenos Aires, the biography of a city, James Gardner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-251) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Buenos Aires

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

898418781

Responsibility statement

James Gardner

Sub title

the biography of a 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

Table Of 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

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