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Buenos Aires : A Cultural History
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Buenos Aires : A Cultural History Paperback - 1999

by Wilson, Jason

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Wilson explores this contradictory and culturally rich city by tracing its development from remote ranching settlement to modern metropolis. Taking landmarks as starting points for a journey of discovery, he looks at the events, people, and writing that have shaped modern Buenos Aires and its cultural life. Maps & illustrations.

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Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title Buenos Aires : A Cultural History
  • Author Wilson, Jason
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Second printing
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated, Northampton, MA
  • Date September 1999
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4018009-75
  • ISBN 9781566563475 / 156656347X
  • Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.03 x 5.32 x 0.81 in (20.40 x 13.51 x 2.06 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
  • Library of Congress subjects Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Description and, Buenos Aires (Argentina) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99036095
  • Dewey Decimal Code 982.11

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