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Space and place in the Mexican landscape : the evolution of a colonial city

Title
Space and place in the Mexican landscape : the evolution of a colonial city / by Fernando Núñez, Carlos Arvizu, Ramón Abonce ; edited by Malcolm Quantrill.
Author
Núñez, Fernando (Luis Fernando Núñez Urquiza)
Publication
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2007], ©2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Arvizu García, Carlos.
  • Abonce, Ramón.
  • Quantrill, Malcolm, 1931-2009.
Description
x, 182 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
Summary
"In this book, the authors have set out to construct a "metaphysical archeology" of space and place in the built landscape of Mexico. In the process, they identify the intangible, spiritual aspects of this land. To do so, they explore the philosophical non-materiality of Mexican land-based culture. As guides for the journey, the authors use the poetry and prose of Mexican literature, a cultural-anthropological approach to the culture of Mexico, and an ethnographic perspective to identify what people think and do in the spaces they occupy. Although most of the examples are drawn from the state of Queretaro, the location of the field study, many of the authors' conclusions apply to all of Mexico."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Studies in architecture and culture ; no. 7
Uniform Title
Studies in architecture and culture ; no. 7.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-169) and index.
Contents
1. The interaction of space and place : the Mexican mixture / Fernando Nunez -- 2. The urban evolution of the colonial city : Queretaro, 1531-1910 / Carlos Arvizu -- 3. From revolution to industrial city : Queretaro, 1910 to the modern age / Carlos Arvizu and Ramon Abonce.
ISBN
  • 9781585445837 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1585445835 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2006033168
OCLC
  • OCM72354149
  • 72354149
  • SCSB-5336602
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries