Cities of Hope
Subtitle: People, Protests, and Progress in Urbanizing Latin America, 1870-1930
Contributors: Samuel L. Baily (Foreword); Ronn Pineo (Editor); James A. Baer (Editor)
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: December 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780813324449
Subjects: Social history; Urban communities; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; History: World; History; History - General History; Central America; South America; Latin America - General; Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.; Cities and towns; History / Latin America; Political Science-Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.
First sentence: "Of all the South American capitals, Bogota has remained the most backward, and it cannot be compared with Caracas, Lima, Santiago, or Buenos Aires."