"A much-needed overview of the creation of this most important coastal city of the Andes. The Lima Reader presents a series of unpublished or not previously translated primary sources and excerpted literature that reveal the multiplicity of forces that converged to shape this contemporary metropolis. . . . An indispensable resource for the classroom and the road. The Lima Reader could greatly benefit the undergraduate survey class, provide critical information for the upper-level seminar, and be of assistance for the seasoned traveler seeking something much deeper than a generic tour guide."
Javier Puente
Journal of Global South Studies
"Brings together an extraordinarily rich array of original sources.  . . . The editors succeed admirably in selecting the best passages (and photographs) that can be found to represent the rich material and cultural tapestry that unfolds in the City of the Kings over the centuries."
Peter Klarén
Latin American Research Review
"A welcome addition to Duke University Press’s by now well-established and well-regarded Latin American Readers series . . . The editors manage to transmit in periodized, chronological order and kaleidoscopic detail, the city’s beguiling complexity and mystique. . . . An excellent introduction to the city."
Barry Cannon
Bulletin of Latin American Research