Buenos Aires

Author : Jonathan Ablard
Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Argentina
ISBN : 9781552382332

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Madness in Buenos Aires by Jonathan Ablard Pdf

Madness in Buenos Aires: Patients, Psychiatrists and the Argentine State, 1880-1983 examines the interactions between psychiatrists, patients, and their families, and the national state in modern Argentina. This book offers a fresh interpretation of the Argentine state's relationship to modernity and social change during the twentieth century, while also examining the often contentious place of psychiatry in modern Argentina. Drawing on a number of previously untapped archival sources, Jonathan Ablard uses the experience of psychiatric patients as a case study of how the Argentine state developed and functioned over the last century and of how Argentines interacted with it. Ablard argues that the capacity of the Argentine state to provide social services and professional opportunities and to control the populace was often constrained to an extent not previously recognized in the scholarly literature. These limitations, including a shortage of hospitals, insufficient budgets, and political and economic instability, shaped the experiences of patients, their families, and doctors and also influenced medical and lay ideas about the nature and significance of mental illness. Furthermore, these experiences, and the institutional framework in which they were imbedded, had a profound impact on how Argentine psychiatrists discussed, not only mental illness, but also a host of related themes, including immigration, poverty, and the role of the state in mitigating social problems. Copublished with Ohio University Press

Author : Jason Wilson
Publisher : Interlink Books
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 156656347X

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Buenos Aires by Jason Wilson Pdf

The most European of South American cities, Buenos Aires evokes exile and nostalgia. A nineteenth-century replica of Paris or Madrid set adrift in an alien continent, its identity is neither of the Old World nor the New. The Argentine capital's rootlessness has famously found expression in the melancholy of tango and, more recently, in a vogue for psychoanalysis even more widespread than New York's. Jason Wilson explores this contradictory and culturally rich city by tracing its development from remote ranching settlement to modern metropolis. Taking landmarks, both well-known and hidden, as starting points for a journey of discovery, he looks at the events, people and writing that have shaped modern Buenos Aires and its cultural life. • The city of Borges and Cortazar: the European literary tradition, magical realism and fantasy, the construction of an Argentine voice, writers local and foreign •The city of tango: the music of longing and despair, a meeting-point of machismo and sensuality, lowlife culture of the port •The city of passions: the cult of Evita Peron, the life-and-death matter of soccer, the totalitarian political legacy.

Author : Hebe Uhart
Publisher : Archipelago
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781939810359

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The Scent of Buenos Aires by Hebe Uhart Pdf

Longlisted for the PEN Translation Prize From one of Argentina’s greatest contemporary storytellers, this collection gathers twenty-five of her most remarkable and incandescent short stories in English for the first time The Scent of Buenos Aires offers the first book-length English translation of Uhart’s work, drawing together her best vignettes of quotidian life: moments at the zoo, the hair salon, or a cacophonous homeowners association meeting. She writes in unconventional, understated syntax, constructing a delightfully specific perspective on life in South America. These stories are marked by sharp humor and wit: discreet and subtle—yet filled with eccentric and insightful characters. Uhart’s narrators pose endearing questions about their lives and environments—one asks “Bees—do you know how industrious they are?” while another inquires, “Are we perhaps going to hell in a hand basket?” “Uhart’s stories are concise and filled with both dry and conversational wit and flashes of poignant insight . . . slice-of-life writer . . . ” —Thrillist

Author : Manuel Vazquez Montalban
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612190358

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The Buenos Aires Quintet by Manuel Vazquez Montalban Pdf

Assignment: Finding one of Argentina's 30,000 "Disappeared" ... likely outcome: Becoming one yourself. The Argentine army's "Dirty War" disappeared 30,000 people, and the last thing Pepe Carvalho wants is to investigate one of the vanished, even if that missing person is his cousin. But blood proves thicker than a fine Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon, even for a jaded gourmand like Pepe, and so at his family's request he leaves Barcelona for Buenos Aires. What follows is perhaps Manuel Vázquez Montalbán's masterpiece: a combination white-knuckle investigation and moving psychological travelogue. Pepe quickly learns that "Buenos Aires is a beautiful city hell-bent on self-destruction," and finds himself on a trail involving boxers and scholars, military torturers and seductive semioticians, Borges fans and cold-blooded murderers. And despite the wonders of the Tango and the country's divine cuisine, he also knows one thing: He'll have to confront the traumas of Argentina's past head on if he wants not only to find his cousin, but simply stay alive.

Author : James Gardner
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466879034

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Buenos Aires: The Biography of a City by James Gardner Pdf

Buenos Aires, Argentina, recognized for its European-style architecture and lively theater scene, is a truly special place. The second-largest city in South America, it has been the home of such renowned cultural and historical figures as Jorge Luis Borges and Astor Piazzola, Che Guevara and Eva Peron. Like every truly great city, New York, London and Prague; Buenos Aires is its own universe, with its own center of gravity, its own scents and flavors, its own architectural signature-in short, its own way of being. From San Telmo's oak-paneled restaurants and brightly tiled apothecaries from 1900, and the phantasmagoric Beaux Arts palaces along Avenida Alvear and Plaza San Martin, to the parks of Palermo and the bustling bars and cafes along Corrientes and LaValle, Buenos Aires is steeped in exotic culture and history. In Buenos Aires, Art and culture critic James Gardner offers a colorful biography of the "Paris of the South," from its origins and time as a colonial city, through its Golden age, the rise of Peron, and the Falklands War, to the present day. With entertaining asides about art, architecture, literature, food and dance, as well as local customs and colorful personalities, this is a rich and unique historical narrative of Buenos Aires.

Author : Andrew Graham-Yooll
Publisher : Eland Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1906011702

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Goodbye Buenos Aires by Andrew Graham-Yooll Pdf

This title is a celebration of Argentina, which chronicles the rise and fall of the British colony in the '20s and '30s through the imaginative biography of one of its charismatic representatives - a hard-drinking, womanising Scotsman, who cut his way through the bars and brothels of the city whilst trading with farmers up-country.

Author : Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
Publisher : Fodors Travel Publications
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-24
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781400019656

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Fodor's Buenos Aires by Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Pdf

Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a two-color interior design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.

Author : Diego Arandojo,Facundo Percio
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781683964032

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Beatnik Buenos Aires by Diego Arandojo,Facundo Percio Pdf

When night falls in Buenos Aires, the city comes alive. Artists flock to cafes and dives to exchange ideas, listen to music, watch outré performance art, pen poetry, fall in love. In these raucous, smoke-filled rooms, the bohemian heart and soul of this vibrant city, a conflagration of creative energy burns. With the improvisational pacing of a jazz performance, Beatnik Buenos Aires follows the lives of writers, painters, musicians, sculptors, and performers as they wind their way through these hubs of creative life, seeking out inspiration and grappling with their craft. Set in 1963, this graphic novel celebrates a time in Argentine history when its art scene blossomed.

Author : Benjamin Bryce
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781503604353

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To Belong in Buenos Aires by Benjamin Bryce Pdf

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a massive wave of immigration transformed the cultural landscape of Argentina. Alongside other immigrants to Buenos Aires, German speakers strove to carve out a place for themselves as Argentines without fully relinquishing their German language and identity. Their story sheds light on how pluralistic societies take shape and how immigrants negotiate the terms of citizenship and belonging. Focusing on social welfare, education, religion, language, and the importance of children, Benjamin Bryce examines the formation of a distinct German-Argentine identity. Through a combination of cultural adaptation and a commitment to Protestant and Catholic religious affiliations, German speakers became stalwart Argentine citizens while maintaining connections to German culture. Even as Argentine nationalism intensified and the state called for a more culturally homogeneous citizenry, the leaders of Buenos Aires's German community advocated for a new, more pluralistic vision of Argentine citizenship by insisting that it was possible both to retain one's ethnic identity and be a good Argentine. Drawing parallels to other immigrant groups while closely analyzing the experiences of Argentines of German heritage, Bryce contributes new perspectives on the history of migration to Latin America—and on the complex interconnections between cultural pluralism and the emergence of national cultures.

Author : Andrew Benson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781405386425

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The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires by Andrew Benson Pdf

The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires is the ultimate travel guide to the sophisticated and enchanting capital of Argentina, with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the city's best attractions. Discover Buenos Aires' highlights with stunning photography and information on everything from the city's magnificent palaces, modern art museums and trendy nightclubs, to the old, cobbled quarter of San Telmo with its antique stores and tango haunts. Find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in Buenos Aires, relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets. The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires also includes full-colour sections on two of Buenos Aires' greatest attractions - tango and architecture. Explore every corner of this charming city with easy-to-use maps to help make sure you don't miss the unmissable. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires.

Author : David J. Keeling
Publisher : Academy Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1996-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015037490193

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Buenos Aires by David J. Keeling Pdf

Buenos Aires is a city of fascinating contrasts. The most southerly of the world's great metropolises, it absolutely dominates the Argentine urban system, but is relatively isolated from the rest of Latin America and the global economic and political system. The archetypal elegance and social sophistication of "the Paris of the South" is set against problems of poor housing, social deprivation and suburban sprawl. As Argentina struggles to maintain a democracy, the future stability of the region depends on how this vital, varied and vulnerable city comes to terms with the need to restructure in the face of economic, environmental and demographic crises. The examination of restructuring processes in Buenos Aires is organised around four major themes: economic change, accessibility and mobility, environmental impacts and cultural adjustments. The book begins with an overview of the city's four hundred year history which forms the basis for an examination of the contemporary urban landscape. This leads to an analysis of local politics in relation to planning and housing policies which is followed by a consideration of changes in the city's economic structures and an examination of Buenos Aires' national, regional and global transport links. The book then turns to a detailed look at the city's urban transport networks and surveys the city's green spaces, environmental problems and health care systems. It also provides a detailed analysis of the cultural geography of Buenos Aires and the implications for the "Latin-Americanizing" of a city that was traditionally the most European of the South American cities. The book concludes with some suggestions for future planning policies in Buenos Aires. David J. Keeling provides a highly illustrated and authoritative portrait of a major World City. It is essential reading for students of urban and regional geography, Latin American specialists of all disciplines and social scientists interested in urban issues.

Author : Alan Biggins
Publisher : Oxford, England : Clio Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Buenos Aires (Argentina)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110326837

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Buenos Aires by Alan Biggins Pdf

Author : Edward Shaw
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Buenos Aires (Argentina)
ISBN : 0789202514

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At Home in Buenos Aires by Edward Shaw Pdf

Featuring a detailed map and an extensive visitor's guide to the museums, art galleries, theatres, hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes, and shopping centres, this book celebrates the Paris of South America, Buenos Aires.

Author : James R. Scobie
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036238041

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Buenos Aires by James R. Scobie Pdf

"Scrobie probes beyond the physical and demographic growth and examines the socioeconomic impact of settlement patterns, social structure, and cultural attitudes. He emphasizes the amazing urban expansion, both as a symbol and as an explanation of Argentina's direction and development to the present day. Buenos Aires presents the fullest account of the late nineteenth-century growth of any Latin American city - its sights, smells, sounds, and ethnic composition"--Jacket.

Author : Michael Luongo
Publisher : *Frommers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0470124784

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Frommer's Buenos Aires by Michael Luongo Pdf

Travel + Leisure ranked Buenos Aires the number 7 city in the world for travelers. The city offers world-class dining and urban culture. Argentina has a favorable exchange rate. Listen to a free Frommers.com podcast about Buenos Aires featuring author Michael Luongo