ABSTRACT
Urban Latin America explores the relationship between images, words and the built environment using an engaging variety of methods and sources, with a timely emphasis on comparative studies. The book brings together scholars with various disciplinary backgrounds and theoretical affiliations who critically approach urban experiences through visual accounts, texts and architectural elements. The reader is introduced to major theories, secondary sources and empirical references that have not been written about in English. Film and photography, fictional and historical writings, particular buildings and landmarks – all inspire fascinating glimpses into different moments in the biography of cities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|78 pages
Images
chapter 2|18 pages
Antinomic-complementary landscapes
chapter 3|15 pages
Caracas and Mérida, Venezuela
part II|34 pages
Words
chapter 6|17 pages
Sports urbanization and modernization of public habits
part III|48 pages
Flows
chapter 9|17 pages
Ways of dwelling
part IV|79 pages
Built environment