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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He enlisted boys as young as twelve years of age to carry supplies and weapons
, to witness the ferocious battles around Chalco in the southeast of the Valley of
Mexico , and to guard prisoners before they were marched back to Tenochtitlán ...
He enlisted boys as young as twelve years of age to carry supplies and weapons
, to witness the ferocious battles around Chalco in the southeast of the Valley of
Mexico , and to guard prisoners before they were marched back to Tenochtitlán ...
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The crowds of people who labored at the projects or carried materials , tribute
and food to the construction sites were so thick that one could hardly squeeze
through the broad streets and avenues . So many of them died crushed by beams
, or ...
The crowds of people who labored at the projects or carried materials , tribute
and food to the construction sites were so thick that one could hardly squeeze
through the broad streets and avenues . So many of them died crushed by beams
, or ...
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Ambulatory mercers , representing a variety of artisans , carried in their baskets
needles , files , thimbles , scissors , thread spools , hairpins , earrings , lace , clay
toys and children ' s games , cheap editions of verses and short stories , and ...
Ambulatory mercers , representing a variety of artisans , carried in their baskets
needles , files , thimbles , scissors , thread spools , hairpins , earrings , lace , clay
toys and children ' s games , cheap editions of verses and short stories , and ...
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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
Περιεχόμενα
Prologue | 3 |
The Valley and Its First Inhabitants | 11 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
Πνευματικά δικαιώματα | |
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Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
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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 |