Buenos Aires : plaza to suburb, 1870-1910 / James R. Scobie.

Main entry:

Scobie, James R., 1929-1981.

Title & Author:

Buenos Aires : plaza to suburb, 1870-1910 / James R. Scobie.

Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1974.

Description:

xvii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-313) and index.
The setting -- A study in contrasts: the Paris of South America and the Gran Aldea -- Locational forces: port, railroads, and federal capital -- Plaza and conventillos -- Streetcar and neighborhood -- Social structure and cultural themes -- The commercial-bureaucratic city.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"Scrobie probes beyond the physical and demographic growth and examines the socioeconomic impact of settlement patterns, social structure, and cultural attitudes. He emphasizes the amazing urban expansion, both as a symbol and as an explanation of Argentina's direction and development to the present day. Buenos Aires presents the fullest account of the late nineteenth-century growth of any Latin American city - its sights, smells, sounds, and ethnic composition"--Jacket.

Resources:
Donor bookplate

ISBN:

0195018214
9780195018219
0195024370
9780195024371

Subject:

Economic history
Social conditions
Buenos Aires (Argentina) Social conditions.
Buenos Aires (Argentina) Economic conditions.
Buenos Aires (Argentina) History.
Buenos Aires (Argentina) Condiciones sociales.
Buenos Aires (Argentina) Historia.
Buenos Aires (Argentine) Conditions économiques.
Buenos Aires (Argentine) Histoire.
Buenos Aires (Argentine) Conditions sociales.
Argentina Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA : CIUDAD) CONDICIONES SOCIALES 1860 -1910.
BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA : CIUDAD) HISTORIA 1860-1910.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 269659
Call No.: BIB 201942
Status: Available

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