Latin American Urbanization Historical Profiles of Major Cities

Subjects:

• Sociology » Urban Studies
• History » Latin American History
• Multicultural Studies » Latin American Studies
• Architecture & Planning » Planning

Reviews:

• For a wealth of information on the growth of both countries and their urban centers, this is indispensable. Recommended for all history reference collections supporting research on Latin America.
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  Reference Book Review
• This is a volume for scholars working in the field and for use as a reference by others with a need to know the present or past population of almost any Latin American city of any size. This is a useful book for reference libraries and any others with a Latin American specialty or interest.
  —ARBA 95

Table of Contents:

• Illustrations
• Preface
• Argentina by Charles S. Sargent
• Bolivia by Gerald Michael Greenfield
• Brazil by Gerald Michael Greenfield
• Chile by Joseph L. Scarpaci
• Colombia by Gerald Michael Greenfield
• Costa Rica by Gary S. Elbow
• Cuba by Sergio Diaz-Briquets
• Dominican Republic by Frank Moya Pons
• Ecuador by Maria Augusta Fernandez (Translated by Michael Jones Ferreira)
• El Salvador by Gary S. Elbow
• Guatemala by Gary S. Elbow
• Haiti by Robert J. Tata and Steven J. Tata
• Honduras by William Van Davidson
• Jamaica by Nancy P. Hill and Stephen A. Bender
• Mexico by Jose Luis Lezama (Translated by Ann Duquaine and Gerald Michael Greenfield)
• Nicaragua by Bryan Higgins
• Panama by Raul Leis (Translated by Gerald Michael Greenfield)
• Paraguay by Charles S. Sargent
• Peru by Robert B. Kent
• Uruguay by Charles S. Sargent
• Venezuela by Gerald Michael Greenfield
• Selected Bibliography
• Index