Buenos Aires : the biography of a city /
In Buenos Aires, Art and culture critic James Gardner offers a colorful biography of the "Paris of the South," from its origins and time as a colonial city, through its Golden age, the rise of Peron and the Falklands War, to the present day. With entertaining asides about art, architecture...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In Buenos Aires, Art and culture critic James Gardner offers a colorful biography of the "Paris of the South," from its origins and time as a colonial city, through its Golden age, the rise of Peron and the Falklands War, to the present day. With entertaining asides about art, architecture, literature, food and dance, as well as local customs and colorful personalities, this is a rich and unique historical narrative of Buenos Aires. |
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| Physical Description: | 258 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-251) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137279880 1137279885 |