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Creating Pátzcuaro, creating Mexico : art, tourism, and nation building under Lázaro Cárdenas /

In the 1930s, the artistic and cultural patronage of celebrated Mexican president Lazaro Cardenas transformed a small Michoacan city, Patzcuaro, into a popular center for national tourism. Cardenas commissioned public monuments and archeological excavations; supported new schools, libraries, and a p...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jolly, Jennifer (Author)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Seeing Lake Pátzcuaro, transforming Mexico
  • Creating Pátzcuaro típico : architecture, historical preservation, and race
  • Creating the traditional, creating the modern
  • Creating historical Pátzcuaro
  • Creating Cárdenas, creating Mexico.