Mexico City Through History and Culture

Zusatztext an excellent, concise introduction to the culture and history of the city which will serve as a valuable guide for academics, students and general readers alike. Informationen zum Autor Linda A. Newson is Professor of Geography at King's College London. John King is Professor of Latin American Cultural History at the University of Warwick. Klappentext These essays celebrate Mexico City as a centre of cultural creativity, diversity, and dynamism, trace its history from the founding of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan to the present day, and explore how the varied experiences of its inhabitants have been represented in poetry, film, and photography. Zusammenfassung These essays celebrate Mexico City as a centre of cultural creativity, diversity, and dynamism, trace its history from the founding of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan to the present day, and explore how the varied experiences of its inhabitants have been represented in poetry, film, and photography.

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• Authors: Linda A. (EDT)/ King Newson
• Assisted by: John King (Editor), John P. King (Editor), Linda A Newson (Editor), Linda A. Newson (Editor), Newson Linda A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2009
• EAN: 9780197264461
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726446-1
• No. of pages: 150
• Series: British Academy Occasional Papers; British Academy Original Paperbacks; British Academy Occasional Papers; British Academy Occasional Pap
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Mexico, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas