Plazas And Barrios

Author : Joseph L. Scarpaci
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816550514
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plazas and Barrios written by Joseph L. Scarpaci and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years the travel industry has promoted trips to cultural landscapes that contain great historical and symbolic landmarks, and Latin American towns and cities are anything but isolated from this trend. Many historic city centers in Latin America have been preserved intact from the colonial era and today may serve institutional, commercial, or residential needs. Now economic forces from outside the region have created a demand for the preservation of historically "authentic" districts. This book explores how heritage tourism and globalization are reshaping the Latin American centro histórico, analyzing the transformation of the urban core from town plaza to historic center in nine cities: Bogotá, Colombia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cartagena, Colombia; Cuenca, Ecuador; Havana, Cuba; Montevideo, Uruguay; Puebla, Mexico; Quito, Ecuador; and Trinidad, Cuba. It tells how these pressures, combined with the advantage of a downtown location, have raised the potential of redeveloping these inner city areas but have also created the dilemma of how to restore and conserve them while responding to new economic imperatives. In an eclectic and interdisciplinary study, Joseph Scarpaci documents changes in far-flung corners of the Latin American metropolis using a broad palette of tools: urban morphology profiles, an original land-use survey of 30,000 doorways in nine historic districts, numerous photographs, and a review of the political, economic, and globalizing forces at work in historic districts. He examines urban change as reflected in architectural styles, neighborhood growth and decline, real estate markets, and local politics in order to show the long reach of globalization and modernity. Plazas and Barrios spans all of Spanish-speaking America to address the socio-political dimensions of urban change. It offers a means for understanding the tensions between the modern and traditional aspects of the built environment in each city and provides a key resource for geographers, urban planners, architectural historians, and all concerned with the implications of the emerging global economy.

Author : David R. Diaz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135943192
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barrio Urbanism written by David R. Diaz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-08 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This, the first book on Latinos in America from an urban planning/policy perspective, covers the last century, and includes a substantial historical overview the subject. The authors trace the movement of Latinos (primarily Chicanos) into American cities from Mexico and then describe the problems facing them in those cities. They then show how the planning profession and developers consistently failed to meet their needs due to both poverty and racism. Attention is also paid to the most pressing concerns in Latino barrios during recent times, including environmental degradation and justice, land use policy, and others. The book closes with a consideration of the issues that will face Latinos as they become the nation's largest minority in the 21st century.

Author : Richard Bruce Winders
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1933337877
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacrificed at the Alamo written by Richard Bruce Winders and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of the Alamo is one of the most compelling stories from American history. Students of the battle often wonder why William B. Travis and his small garrison were left alone to meet their fate at the hands of General Santa Anna. Author Richard B. Winders, the historian and curator at the Alamo, examines events that led to this epic struggle and concludes that in-fighting among the revolutionary leadership doomed the Alamo garrison. The Texan victories of 1835 created discord among rebel leaders as various factions strove to direct the revolution to meet their own specific goals. That bickering resulted in an almost total breakdown of Texan military forces as individual commands were swept into the political battle. The democratic fervor of the 1830s worked against building a cohesive Texan Army and was largely responsible for the twin tragedies of the Alamo and Goliad. Informative and provocative, Sacrificed at the Alamo will appeal to general readers as well as students of the classic battle and its important place in Texas history.

Author : Kenichiro Tsukamoto
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816530580
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mesoamerican Plazas written by Kenichiro Tsukamoto and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the first book to examine the roles of plazas in ancient Mesoamerica. It argues persuasively that physical interactions among people in communal events were not the outcomes of political machinations held behind the scenes, but were the actual political processes through which people created, negotiated, and subverted social realities"--

Author : William David Estrada
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292782098
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Los Angeles Plaza written by William David Estrada and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-02-17 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2008 — Gold Award in Californiana – California Book Awards – Commonwealth Club of California 2010 — NACCS Book Award – National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies City plazas worldwide are centers of cultural expression and artistic display. They are settings for everyday urban life where daily interactions, economic exchanges, and informal conversations occur, thereby creating a socially meaningful place at the core of a city. At the heart of historic Los Angeles, the Plaza represents a quintessential public space where real and imagined narratives overlap and provide as many questions as answers about the development of the city and what it means to be an Angeleno. The author, a social and cultural historian who specializes in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Los Angeles, is well suited to explore the complex history and modern-day relevance of the Los Angeles Plaza. From its indigenous and colonial origins to the present day, Estrada explores the subject from an interdisciplinary and multiethnic perspective, delving into the pages of local newspapers, diaries and letters, and the personal memories of former and present Plaza residents, in order to examine the spatial and social dimensions of the Plaza over an extended period of time. The author contributes to the growing historiography of Los Angeles by providing a groundbreaking analysis of the original core of the city that covers a long span of time, space, and social relations. He examines the impact of change on the lives of ordinary people in a specific place, and how this change reflects the larger story of the city.

Author : Philippines. Congress (1940-1973). Senate
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1228 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Republic of the Philippines Congressional Record written by Philippines. Congress (1940-1973). Senate and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mehnaaz Momen
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816551723
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Listening to Laredo written by Mehnaaz Momen and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nestled between Texas and Mexico, the city of Laredo was a conventional border town, nurturing cultural ties across the border, attracting occasional tourists, and populated with people living there for generations. This book examines the existing economic and cultural infrastructure of the city, its interdependence with its sister city across the national boundary, and, most importantly, the resilience of the community to adapt to and even challenge the national narrative on the border"--

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Author : Philippines. Bureau of Justice
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 878 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Official Opinions of the Attorney-General written by Philippines. Bureau of Justice and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philippines. Office of the Attorney General
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 876 pages
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Download or read book Official Opinions of the Attorney-General of the Philippine Islands written by Philippines. Office of the Attorney General and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: