Mexico City: A Cultural and Literary Companion by Nick Caistor (English) Paperba

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Mexico City

by Nick Caistor

Caistor explores this city of extremes, revealing its turbulent past and chaotic present through its urban landscape. Looking at Aztec ruins and modernistic complexes, he traces the history of a volatile city, where conquest, revolution and natural disasters have left their marks. Maps and illustrations.

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Mexico City is a place of superlatives. The oldest city in the Americas, it is now the world's largest urban area. Formerly the center of the Aztec and Spanish empires, this vast modern metropolis is home to over fifteen million people, mirroring Mexico's mixed cultural identity. Rapid growth and industrial expansion have created dramatic environmental problems, turning Mexico City into what has been called the first "post-apocalypse" city. Polluted and congested, it is slowly sinking into the lake on which the Spanish founded their symbol of conquest. Nick Caistor explores this city of extremes, revealing its turbulent past and chaotic present through its urban landscape. Looking at Aztec ruins, baroque monuments and modernistic complexes, he traces the history of a volatile and vibrant city, where conquest, revolution and natural disaster have left their marks. - The city of artists, writers and revolutionaries: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes, Zapata, Villa and Trotsky - The city of indigenous Mexico: the living legacy of the Aztecs' Tenochtitlan; museums, festivals and markets; modern indigenous culture - The city of modernity: skyscrapers, highways and flyovers; the stock exchange and industrial sprawl; where the Third World meets the First.

Author Biography

Nick Caistor writes and broadcasts widely on Latin America and Cuba. He is the author of numerous books, including Mexico City: A Cultural History (Interlink).

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Details ISBN1566563496 Author Nick Caistor Short Title MEXICO CITY Series Cities of the Imagination Language English ISBN-10 1566563496 ISBN-13 9781566563499 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 972.53 Illustrations Yes Year 2000 Imprint Interlink Books Subtitle A Cultural and Literary Companion Place of Publication Massachusetts Country of Publication United States Residence US DOI 10.1604/9781566563499 AU Release Date 2000-01-01 NZ Release Date 2000-01-01 US Release Date 2000-01-01 UK Release Date 2000-01-01 Pages 256 Publisher Interlink Publishing Group, Inc Publication Date 2000-01-01 Audience General

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  • Condition: New
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  • Language: English
  • ISBN-13: 9781566563499
  • Author: Nick Caistor
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  • Book Title: Mexico City
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