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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 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.406kg ISBN: 9780230619579ISBN 10: 0230619576 Pages: 203 Publication Date: 18 August 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. 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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