I Saw a City Invincible - Urban Portraits of Latin America

When the Spaniards settled in Latin America, they immediately surrounded themselves with cities. Equating civilization with urban existence, the early conquerors of the New World rapidly established themselves as urban lords. Latin American cities then be

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Edited by Gilbert M. Joseph and Mark D. Szuchman

Summary

When the Spaniards settled in Latin America, they immediately surrounded themselves with cities. Equating civilization with urban existence, the early conquerors of the New World rapidly established themselves as urban lords.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gilbert M Joseph (Editor), Gilbert M. Joseph (Editor), Joseph Gilbert M. (Editor), Mark D Szuchman (Editor), Mark D. Szuchman (Editor), Szuchman Mark D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.1995
• EAN: 9780842024952
• ISBN: 978-0-8420-2495-2
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 481 g
• Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America; Jaguar Books on Latin America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Travel > Travel guides > World, Arctic, Antarctic; South America, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Social and cultural history, Urban communities, Central America, Mexico and Central America