Modernity for the Masses: Antonio Bonet's Dreams for Buenos Aires

by Ana Maria Leon

2022 PROSE Award Finalist in Architecture and Urban Planning
2022 Association for Latin American Art Arvey Foundation Book Award, Honorable Mention

Throughout the early twentieth century, waves of migration brought working-class people to the outskirts of Buenos Aires. This prompted a dilemma: Where should these restive populations be situated relative to the city's spatial politics? Might housing serve as a tool to discipline...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477321780
• ISBN13: 9781477321782
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.1"