I Speak of the City: Mexico City at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

by Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo

Book Overview

In this dazzling multidisciplinary tour of Mexico City, Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo focuses on the period 1880 to 1940, the decisive decades that shaped the city into what it is today. Through a kaleidoscope of expository forms, I Speak of the City connects the realms of literature, architecture, music, popular language, art, and public health to investigate the city in a variety of contexts: as a living history textbook, as an expression of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022627358X
• ISBN13: 9780226273587
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"