The Metropolis in Latin America, 1830-1930 - Cityscapes, Photographs, Debates by Idurre Alonso

The Metropolis in Latin America, 1830-1930 - Cityscapes, Photographs, Debates by Idurre Alonso

This volume examines the unprecedented growth of several cities in Latin America from 1830 to 1930, observing how sociopolitical changes and upheavals created the conditions for the birth of the metropolis.

"The authors shed light on the transformations that modified the colonial model of Iberian cities in America, from Mexico to Argentina, displacing the axis of viceregal power toward a circuit of cities that were able to expand and gather international prestige during the republican periodThe book includes an unusual repertoire of topics in the field of research of history at the early stages of modernity in Latin America."-Gabriela Rangel, artistic director, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA); "The Metropolis in Latin America is an excellent survey featuring the city's key role in the conformation of the social and political order of the newly born republics, with enlightening essays that discuss a broad range of interdisciplinary approaches. A magnificent iconographic collection shows how Latin American urban development challenged Western architecture's aesthetic canons, became an accurate laboratory for the newly constituted discipline of urbanism, and shaped the structure of its own image and identity, as we can see today."-Horacio Torrent, professor of architecture, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Idurre Alonso is associate curator of Latin American collections at the Getty Research Institute. Maristella Casciato is senior curator and head of architectural collections at the Getty Research Institute.

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ISBN 13	9781606066942
ISBN 10	1606066943
Title	The Metropolis in Latin America, 1830-1930 - Cityscapes, Photographs, Debates
Author	Idurre Alonso
Series	Getty Publications -
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Getty Trust Publications
Year published	2021-09-24
Number of pages	324
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