Lima: A Cultural HistoryOxford University Press, 2005 - 243 páginas Formerly the viceregal capital of Spain's vast South American empire, Lima is today a sprawling metropolis struggling to cope with a population of eight million. Located on the coast between the Andean foothills and the Pacific Ocean, it is many cities in one, with an indigenous past, an old colonial heart, and turn-of-the-century quarters modeled on Paris. Leafy suburbs like San Isidro and tranquil seaside communities such as Barranco contrast with ever-expanding shantytowns. Lima has always dominated national life, as the center of political and economic power. Long a stronghold of the European elite, the city is now home to millions of Peruvians from the Andean region as well as the descendants of African slaves and migrants from Europe, China and Japan. As a popular saying puts it, the whole of Peru is now in Lima. James Higgins explores the city's history and evolving identity as reflected in its architecture, literature, painting and music. Tracing its trajectory from colonial enclave to modern metropolis, he reveals how the capital now embodies the diversity and dynamism of Peru itself. -- CITY OF HISTORY: ceremonial sites and museums of pre-Hispanic antiquities; colonial churches and mansions; the Museum of the Inquisition; monuments to the heroes of Independence. -- CITY OF CULTURE: pre-Columbian textiles, pottery and goldwork; Baroque architecture and art; writers such as Mario Vargas Llosa and Alfredo Bryce Echenique; painters and sculptors; a vibrant popular culture. -- CITY OF MULTICULTURAL EXCHANGE: the indigenous legacy; the imposition of Spanish culture; African slaves; European and Asian immigrants; mass migration from the provinces. |
Contenido
Introducing Lima The Strangest Saddest City | 1 |
The PreHispanic Past | 17 |
City of the Kings | 26 |
Capital Of The Republic | 99 |
The Expanding Metropolis | 181 |
Further Reading | 232 |
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Términos y frases comunes
Afro-Peruvians American Andean Andean music Antonio Cisneros APRA Arequipa Avenida Barranco became Bolívar buildings built Callao canción criolla capital Casa cathedral Cercado Chancay chicha Chorrillos church city centre city's Club coastal Colón colonial period country's Creole Creole elites culture dance depicts district economic encomienda established European evokes feature foreign Francisco Francisco Pizarro guano houses huayno immigrants Inca Inca empire independence Indian indigenous inhabitants Jirón José Juan later Lima Lima's Limeñan living Magdalena major mestizos middle classes migrants military Miraflores modern monastery monument Museo Nicolás de Piérola novel paintings Palacio Parque Paseo Pedro Peru Peru's Peruvian Pizarro Plaza Mayor political popular population pre-Hispanic promenade Pueblo Libre region Ricardo Palma Rímac San Isidro San Marcos San Martín Santa settlements settlers shanty towns slaves social society Spain Spaniards Spanish square status streets style Surco symbol traditional twentieth century urban viceroy
Referencias a este libro
Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic and Regional Survey Brian W. Blouet,Olwyn M. Blouet Vista de fragmentos - 2006 |