Space and place in the Mexican landscape
Subtitle: the evolution of a colonial city
By: by Fernando Núñez, Carlos Arvizu, Ramón Abonce ; edited by Malcolm Quantrill
Contributors: Arvizu García, Carlos; Abonce, Ramón; Quantrill, Malcolm, 1931-
Edition: 1st ed
Series: Studies in architecture and culture -- no. 7
Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781585445837
Subjects: City planning -- Mexico -- Querétaro -- History; Urbanization -- Mexico -- Querétaro -- History; Public spaces -- Mexico; Landscape assessment -- Mexico
Description: "In this book, the authors have set out to construct a "metaphysical archeology" of space and place in the built landscape of Mexico. In the process, they identify the intangible, spiritual aspects of this land. To do so, they explore the philosophical non-materiality of Mexican land-based culture. As guides for the journey, the authors use the poetry and prose of Mexican literature, a cultural-anthropological approach to the culture of Mexico, and an ethnographic perspective to identify what people think and do in the spaces they occupy. Although most of the examples are drawn from the state of Queretaro, the location of the field study, many of the authors' conclusions apply to all of Mexico."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-169) and index
Table of contents: title: The interaction of space and place : the Mexican mixture / by Fernando Núñez; title: The urban evolution of the colonial city : Queretaro, 1531-1910 / by Carlos Arvizu; title: From revolution to industrial society : Queretaro, 1910 to the modern age / by Carlos Arvizu and Ramón Abonce