James R. Scobie
Buenos Aires: Plaza to Suburb, 1870-1910.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. First edition. 0195018214 xvii/323 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.5", is bound in red cloth, with stamped white and blue lettering to spine. Book shows very light shelfwear. Binding is firm. Interior is clean and bright. Dust jacket, with price of $12.50 on front flap, shows minor loss at top of spine panel and at outside corners. Spine panel displays sunning. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover.
"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."