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Lima : A Cultural History by James Higgins (2005, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195178904

ISBN-139780195178906

eBay Product ID (ePID)30766954

Product Key Features

Book TitleLima : a Cultural History

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSouth America / General

Publication Year2005

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel

AuthorJames Higgins

Book SeriesCityscapes Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight10.6 Oz

Item Length5.4 in

Item Width8.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-058349

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal985/.25

SynopsisFormerly 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.

LC Classification NumberF3601.2.H54 2004