La Capital: The Biography of Mexico CityThe history of Mexico City is a sweeping, dramatic saga of individuals confronting victory and defeat, opulence and misery, euphoria and catastrophe. A colorful panorama, told by a Latin American correspondent of the New York Times. 16 pages of photos. |
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with his army and his strength of character will make short work of this revolt . ” 19
Escandón ' s confidence in Don Porfirio ' s military invulnerability reflected the
conventional wisdom of the day . The annual parades of the army and Rurales ...
with his army and his strength of character will make short work of this revolt . ” 19
Escandón ' s confidence in Don Porfirio ' s military invulnerability reflected the
conventional wisdom of the day . The annual parades of the army and Rurales ...
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nephew , Félix Díaz , rallied the local army garrison in an attempt to topple the
government . Madero was again able to command the loyalty of most of the army
. Forced to surrender , Félix Díaz was court - martialed and condemned to death ...
nephew , Félix Díaz , rallied the local army garrison in an attempt to topple the
government . Madero was again able to command the loyalty of most of the army
. Forced to surrender , Félix Díaz was court - martialed and condemned to death ...
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His men were an accurate reflection of their leader : cowboys , bandits , army
deserters , peons , railroad workers , and drifters with no strong bonds to their
native lands or communities and no firm ideological convictions . They adored
Villa for ...
His men were an accurate reflection of their leader : cowboys , bandits , army
deserters , peons , railroad workers , and drifters with no strong bonds to their
native lands or communities and no firm ideological convictions . They adored
Villa for ...
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La capital: the biography of Mexico City
Κριτική χρηστών - Not Available - Book VerdictKandell, former Latin American correspondent for the New York Times and a native of Mexico City, has written a magnificent 700-year history of the first big city of the new world, today its largest ... Ανάγνωση ολόκληρης της κριτικής
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Prologue | 3 |
The Valley and Its First Inhabitants | 11 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας
| Τίτλος | La Capital: The Biography of Mexico City |
| Συγγραφέας | Jonathan Kandell |
| Έκδοση | εικονογραφημένη |
| Εκδότης | Random House, 1988 |
| Πρωτότυπο από | το Πανεπιστήμιο του Μίτσιγκαν |
| Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις | 25 Σεπτ. 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394540697, 9780394540696 |
| Μέγεθος | 640 σελίδες |
| Εξαγωγή αναφοράς | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |