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The Historical Archaeology of Buenos Aires. A City at the End of the World.
Daniel Schavelzon
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Hardback. Following four centuries of marginal positioning in regard to empires, trade routes, and the production and accumulation of wealth, the author uses historical archaeology to describe how Buenos Aires came to achieve its current status as a major urban metropolis. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 187 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3J; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1050.
A discussion of the historical archaeology of one of the largest cities in the world following four centuries of marginal positioning in regard to empires, trade routes, and the production and accumulation of wealth. The author describes how Buenos Aires came to achieve its current status as a major urban metropolis through an analysis of settlement patterns, architecture, the lifestyle of its residents, and the access to commodities of different social groups.
A discussion of the historical archaeology of one of the largest cities in the world following four centuries of marginal positioning in regard to empires, trade routes, and the production and accumulation of wealth. The author describes how Buenos Aires came to achieve its current status as a major urban metropolis through an analysis of settlement patterns, architecture, the lifestyle of its residents, and the access to commodities of different social groups.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology
Number of Pages
187
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306460647
SKU
V9780306460647
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Reviews for The Historical Archaeology of Buenos Aires. A City at the End of the World.
`The publication of Schávelzon's Historical Archaeology of Buenos Aires provides English-language readers a first look at the culmination of 13 years of excavations on historic sites in one of the most important cities in the Americas. This book provides North American historical archaeologists with an important summary of this work.' Journal of the ... Read more