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OverviewConstructing Mexico City: Colonial Conflicts over Culture, Space, and Authority examines the spatial, material, and cultural dimensions of life in eighteenth-century Mexico City, through programs that colonial leaders created to renovate and reshape urban environments. Full Product DetailsAuthor: S. GlascoPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2010 Weight: 0.285kg ISBN: 9781349382286ISBN 10: 1349382280 Pages: 203 Publication Date: 18 August 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsSplendor and Misery in the Viceregal Capital: The Physical and Material Environment of Mexico City Restoring Order Out of Chaos: Garbage Collection in Theory and Practice Mastery Over the Streets: Drainage, Street Paving, and Renovation of Urban Space A Basic Necessity: Public Access to and Uses of Potable WaterReviews'This is a very interesting book that shows solid empirical evidence (mainly from archival documents) and analysis...The book is a valuable resource for historians, planners and those interested in the development of Mexico City and the analysis of urban social inequalities through the access to urban services and the use and structure of the city.' -International Planning Studies Author InformationSHARON BAILEY GLASCO is Assistant Professor of History and History Department Chair at Linfield College, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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