Cities of hope
Subtitle: people, protests, and progress in urbanizing Latin America, 1870-1930
By: edited by Ronn Pineo and James A. Baer.
Contributors: Pineo, Ronn F., 1954-; Baer, James A.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: Working class -- Latin America -- Political activity; Urbanization -- Latin America; City and town life -- Latin America; Working class -- Housing -- Latin America; Working class -- Medical care -- Latin America
Description: This book explores the relationship between the impact of urbanization on the working class in Latin American cities and the variety of responses by that group in the years between 1870 and 1930. Unlike urban geographies or political histories, the chapters of this collaborative volume focus on the people of these cities, especially the working women and men who were faced with the ramifications of the transformations taking place around them.

Each contributor provides original research and analysis on a selected city and addresses three core questions. First, what were the circumstances for working women and men in the growing cities in early twentieth-century Latin America? Second, how did this population respond to the problems they faced and act to improve the quality of their lives? And, third, what circumstances and what strategies were most likely to have a lasting impact?

The case studies demonstrate how exploring the patterns of the working class's response provides the key to understanding the political process of the urban social reform. Cities of Hope is an excellent choice for course adoption in classes on urban studies, sociology, or Latin American history as well as a vital reference for scholars.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.