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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It is a megalopolis of twenty million people , about six times the population of the
city in my early childhood . In less than a generation , it will inexorably have more
than thirty million inhabitants — four times as many people as live in New York .
It is a megalopolis of twenty million people , about six times the population of the
city in my early childhood . In less than a generation , it will inexorably have more
than thirty million inhabitants — four times as many people as live in New York .
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25 million pesos in 1700 to 13 . 5 million pesos in 1750 , and to 27 million pesos
by 1804 . 8 Toward the end of the colonial era , Mexico accounted for two thirds
of the silver produced in the Spanish empire and half of the world ' s supplies .
25 million pesos in 1700 to 13 . 5 million pesos in 1750 , and to 27 million pesos
by 1804 . 8 Toward the end of the colonial era , Mexico accounted for two thirds
of the silver produced in the Spanish empire and half of the world ' s supplies .
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Theoretically , these gigantic schemes will bring in an extra 200 million gallons
per day by the end of the century . Unfortunately , by then the city ' s needs will
have grown still greater , to an extra 700 million gallons a day . The government '
s ...
Theoretically , these gigantic schemes will bring in an extra 200 million gallons
per day by the end of the century . Unfortunately , by then the city ' s needs will
have grown still greater , to an extra 700 million gallons a day . The government '
s ...
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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 |