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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His house became a social and cultural oasis for the provincial town . European
plays and concerts and native dances were staged in his living room and patio .
Books , some of them officially banned by the authorities , were read and ...
His house became a social and cultural oasis for the provincial town . European
plays and concerts and native dances were staged in his living room and patio .
Books , some of them officially banned by the authorities , were read and ...
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Under her guidance , the fifty - one - year - old warrior made a concerted effort to
acquire a cosmopolitan air , and soon became a fixture in Mexico City ' s social
circuit . Even his physical appearance was transformed . The unruly mop of hair ...
Under her guidance , the fifty - one - year - old warrior made a concerted effort to
acquire a cosmopolitan air , and soon became a fixture in Mexico City ' s social
circuit . Even his physical appearance was transformed . The unruly mop of hair ...
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From these European nations , the Porfirian aristocrats of Mexico City also
absorbed new ideologies — positivism and social Darwinism — to justify their
monopoly of wealth and power , and to chart the evolution of Mexican society .
From these European nations , the Porfirian aristocrats of Mexico City also
absorbed new ideologies — positivism and social Darwinism — to justify their
monopoly of wealth and power , and to chart the evolution of Mexican society .
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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 | 9 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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