The Buenos Aires Reader

History, Culture, Politics

Diego Armus, Lisa Ubelaker Andrade (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2024
Duke University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4780-3084-3 (ISBN)

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The Buenos Aires Reader offers an insider’s look at the diverse lived experiences of the people, politics, and culture of Argentina’s capital city primarily from the nineteenth century to the present. Refuting the tired cliché that Buenos Aires is the “Paris of South America,” this book gives a nuanced view of a city that has long been attentive to international trends yet never ceases to celebrate its local culture. The vibrant opinions, reflections, and voices of Buenos Aires come to life through selections that range from songs, poems, letters, and essays to interviews, cartoons, paintings, and historical documents, many of which have been translated into English for the first time. These selections tell the story of the city’s culture of protest and celebration, its passion for soccer and sport, its gastronomy and food traditions, its legendary nightlife, and its musical, literary, and artistic cultures. Providing an unparalleled look at Buenos Aires’s history, culture, and politics, this volume is an ideal companion for anyone interested in this dynamic, disruptive, and inventive city.

Diego Armus is Professor of History at Swarthmore College and author of The Ailing City: Health, Tuberculosis, and Culture in Buenos Aires, 1870–1950, also published by Duke University Press. Lisa Ubelaker Andrade is Researcher and Professor at Universidad de San Andrés and a Lecturer at New York University-Buenos Aires.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.10.2024
Reihe/Serie	The Latin America Readers
Zusatzinfo	69 illustrations, including 10 in color
Verlagsort	North Carolina
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	612 g
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► Karibik
	Reiseführer ► Südamerika ► Argentien
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4780-3084-4 / 1478030844
ISBN-13	978-1-4780-3084-3 / 9781478030843
Zustand	Neuware