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Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro After 1889
Tom Winterbottom
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Description for Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro After 1889
Hardback. Num Pages: 231 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
This book studies architecture and literature of Rio de Janeiro, the “Marvellous City,” from the revolution of 1889 to the Olympics of 2016, taking the reader on a journey through the history of the city. This study offers a wide-ranging and thought-provoking insight that moves from ruins to Modernism, from the past to the future, from futebol to fiction, and from beach to favela, to uncover the surprising feature—decadence—at the heart of this unique and seemingly timeless urban world. An innovative and in-depth study of buildings, books, and characters in the city’s modern history, this fundamental new work sets the ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319312002
SKU
V9783319312002
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About Tom Winterbottom
Tom Winterbottom is a writer based in San Francisco, USA. He received his doctorate from Stanford University, USA in 2015 and has travelled frequently to Latin America since 2002.
Reviews for Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro After 1889
“Tom Winterbottom’s A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro After 1889 takes the reader on a ‘gloriously decadent’ journey through Rio de Janeiro. … a pleasant, informative and engagingly written book. Winterbottom pulls readers in and allows them to feel the pulse of Rio de Janeiro’s beating heart.” (Sandra I. Sousa, Hispania, Vol. 101 (4), December, 2018)