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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Moreover , while returns from agriculture could be unstable and low for most
farmers , this was not the case for the big hacienda owners , who regularly
recorded annual profits of 6 to 9 percent . 17 The Mexico City elite ' s strategy in
agriculture ...
Moreover , while returns from agriculture could be unstable and low for most
farmers , this was not the case for the big hacienda owners , who regularly
recorded annual profits of 6 to 9 percent . 17 The Mexico City elite ' s strategy in
agriculture ...
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María Josefa was as tough as any hacienda owner in matters of grain hoarding
and price gouging . And she brooked no disrespect from the neighboring estate
holders , all of them men . For example , when Gabriel de Yermo , a wealthy ...
María Josefa was as tough as any hacienda owner in matters of grain hoarding
and price gouging . And she brooked no disrespect from the neighboring estate
holders , all of them men . For example , when Gabriel de Yermo , a wealthy ...
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After Independence , he leased several haciendas between those two towns .
And when he ... Guerrero ' s son - in - law then took over the hacienda , but was
never able to make any profits and gave up the lease nine years later , in 1840 .
After Independence , he leased several haciendas between those two towns .
And when he ... Guerrero ' s son - in - law then took over the hacienda , but was
never able to make any profits and gave up the lease nine years later , in 1840 .
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La capital: the biography of Mexico City
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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 |