Ordinary Places/Extraordinary Events: Citizenship, Democracy and Public Space in Latin America

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Routledge, 17 de gen. 2008 - 264 pŕgines

Clara Irazábal and her contributors explore the urban history of some of Latin America’s great cities through studies of their public spaces and what has taken place there. The avenues and plazas of Mexico City, Havana, Santo Domingo, Caracas, Bogotaě, SaŢo Paulo, Lima, Santiago, and Buenos Aires have been the backdrop for extraordinary, history-making events. While some argue that public spaces are a prerequisite for the expression, representation and reinforcement of democracy, they can equally be used in the pursuit of totalitarianism. Indeed, public spaces, in both the past and present, have been the site for the contestation by ordinary people of various stances on democracy and citizenship. By exploring the use and meaning of public spaces in Latin American cities, this book sheds light on contemporary definitions of citizenship and democracy in the Americas.

 

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Preface and Acknowledgements
Prologue Ordinary Places Extraordinary Events in Latin America
Clara Irazábal
Cities Democracies and Powers
Săo Paulos Museum of Art and Public Life along
The Plaza of the Central Station in Santiago
Old Places Shaping New Social Arrangements
Uniqueness of Place Multiplicity
Events
Human Rights Activists in Buenos
Havana from
Unresolved Public Expressions of AntiTrujilloism in Santo Domingo
Index
Copyright

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Sobre l'autor (2008)

Clara Irazábal is the Latin Lab Director and Associate Professor of Urban Planning in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, New York City.

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