Buenos Aires : A Cultural Guide. Nick Caistor
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Author: Nick Caistor
Number of Pages: 198 pages
Published Date: 20 Feb 2015
Publisher: Interlink Books
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
Type: PDF
ISBN: 9781566566308
Download Link: Buenos Aires A Cultural Guide
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AN ENGAGING INTRODUCTION TO THE VIBRANT CULTURE OF BUENOS AIRES
The architect Le Corbusier once called Buenos Aires "the capital of an imaginary empire." From its foundation in the sixteenth century, Argentina's main city has been a place of the imagination as well as the scene of many striking historical events. From foreign invasions to more modern-day coups d' tat and dictatorships, the city's turbulent history has been paralleled by a vibrant popular culture born out of the hardships of immigration and longing for a lost homeland.
This cultural guide looks at the impact of history and the efforts of men and women to build a city that would fulfill their dreams, as well as bringing today's Buenos Aires vividly to life for the visitor. From the new skyscrapers along the front of the huge "river of silver" to the picturesque portside La Boca where hundreds of thousands of immigrants first faced a new continent, Buenos Aires has created its own legend, lived out today in tango bars, on football pitches, in caf s where intense debates take place, or where people simply watch the ever-changing parade of passers-by.
Nick Caistor takes the reader to the insider's Buenos Aires. He shows how the past has shaped its streets, how Argentine politics has left its mark on almost every corner, how each wave of new inhabitants has added to the city's cultural mix. He explores the complex legacy of Spanish colonialism and Peronism as well as considering the city's representation by writers from Darwin and Humboldt to Borges and Cort zar. Analyzing the foundations of Porte o culture, he reveals a city obsessed by nostalgia yet rich in music, dance and spectacle.
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