Mexico's Ruins

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Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791480828
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Book Synopsis Mexico's Ruins by : Raúl Rodríguez-Hernández

Download or read book Mexico's Ruins written by Raúl Rodríguez-Hernández and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At face value, the concept of modernity seems to reference a stream of social and historical traffic headed down a utopian one-way street named "progress." Mexico's Ruins examines modernity in twentieth-century Mexican culture as a much more ambiguous concept, arguing that such a single-minded notion is inadequate to comprehend the complexity of modern Mexico's national projects and their reception by the nation's citizenry. Instead, through the trope of modernity as ruin, author Raúl Rodríguez-Hernández explores the dilemma presented by the etymology of "ruins": a simultaneous falling down and rising up, a confluence of opposing forces at work on the skyline of the metropolis since 1968. He focuses on artists and writers of the generación de medio siglo, like Juan García Ponce, and envisions both the tales of modernity and their storytellers in a new light. The arts, literature, and architecture of twentieth-century Mexico are all examined in this cross-cultural and interdisciplinary book.

The Pursuit of Ruins

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Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826357326
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Book Synopsis The Pursuit of Ruins by : Christina Bueno

Download or read book The Pursuit of Ruins written by Christina Bueno and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pursuit of Ruins argues that the government effort to take control of the ancient remains in Mexico took off in the late nineteenth century during the dictatorship of Porfirio DÃ-az.

The Ruins

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307266044
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (72 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ruins by : Scott Smith

Download or read book The Ruins written by Scott Smith and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2006-07-18 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine in "the best horror novel of the new century" (Stephen King). Also a major motion picture! Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacation—sun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists. When the brother of one of those friends disappears, they decide to venture into the jungle to look for him. What started out as a fun day-trip slowly spirals into a nightmare when they find an ancient ruins site ... and the terrifying presence that lurks there. "The Ruins does for Mexican vacations what Jaws did for New England beaches.” —Entertainment Weekly “Smith’s nail-biting tension is a pleasure all its own.... This stuff isn’t for the faint of heart.” —New York Post “A story so scary you may never want to go on vacation, or dig around in your garden, again.” —USA Today

The Ruins of Mexico

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Total Pages : 288 pages
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Download or read book The Ruins of Mexico written by Constantine George Rickards and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ruins

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Publisher : SelfMadeHero
ISBN 13 : 9781906838980
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis Ruins by : Peter Kuper

Download or read book Ruins written by Peter Kuper and published by SelfMadeHero. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2016 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album Selected as an ALA Top Ten Graphic Novel of 2016 Samantha and George are a couple heading towards a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha, it is the opportunity to revisit her past. For George, it is an unsettling step into the unknown. For both of them, it will be a collision course with political and personal events that will alter their paths and the town of Oaxaca forever. In tandem, the remarkable and arduous journey that a Monarch butterfly endures on its annual migration from Canada to Mexico is woven into Ruins. This creates a parallel picture of the challenges of survival in our ever-changing world. Ruins explores the shadows and light of Mexico through its past and present as encountered by an array of characters. The real and surreal intermingle to paint an unforgettable portrait of life south of the Rio Grande.

The Pursuit of Ruins

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Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826357334
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Book Synopsis The Pursuit of Ruins by : Christina Bueno

Download or read book The Pursuit of Ruins written by Christina Bueno and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famous for its majestic ruins, Mexico has gone to great lengths to preserve and display the remains of its pre-Hispanic past. The Pursuit of Ruins argues that the government effort to take control of the ancient remains took off in the late nineteenth century during the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz. Under Díaz Mexico acquired an official history more firmly rooted in Indian antiquity. This prestigious pedigree served to counter Mexico’s image as a backward, peripheral nation. The government claimed symbolic links with the great civilizations of pre-Hispanic times as it hauled statues to the National Museum and reconstructed Teotihuacán. Christina Bueno explores the different facets of the Porfirian archaeological project and underscores the contradictory place of indigenous identity in modern Mexico. While the making of Mexico’s official past was thought to bind the nation together, it was an exclusionary process, one that celebrated the civilizations of bygone times while disparaging contemporary Indians.

Ruins of Modernity

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Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822390744
Total Pages : 530 pages
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Book Synopsis Ruins of Modernity by : Julia Hell

Download or read book Ruins of Modernity written by Julia Hell and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-19 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of ruins may represent the raw realities created by bombs, natural disasters, or factory closings, but the way we see and understand ruins is not raw or unmediated. Rather, looking at ruins, writing about them, and representing them are acts framed by a long tradition. This unique interdisciplinary collection traces discourses about and representations of ruins from a richly contextualized perspective. In the introduction, Julia Hell and Andreas Schönle discuss how European modernity emerged partly through a confrontation with the ruins of the premodern past. Several contributors discuss ideas about ruins developed by philosophers such as Immanuel Kant, Georg Simmel, and Walter Benjamin. One contributor examines how W. G. Sebald’s novel The Rings of Saturn betrays the ruins erased or forgotten in the Hegelian philosophy of history. Another analyzes the repressed specter of being bombed out of existence that underpins post-Second World War modernist architecture, especially Le Corbusier’s plans for Paris. Still another compares the ways that formerly dominant white populations relate to urban-industrial ruins in Detroit and to colonial ruins in Namibia. Other topics include atomic ruins at a Nevada test site, the connection between the cinema and ruins, the various narratives that have accrued around the Inca ruin of Vilcashuamán, Tolstoy’s response in War and Peace to the destruction of Moscow in the fire of 1812, the Nazis’ obsession with imperial ruins, and the emergence in Mumbai of a new “kinetic city” on what some might consider the ruins of a modernist city. By focusing on the concept of ruin, this collection sheds new light on modernity and its vast ramifications and complexities. Contributors. Kerstin Barndt, Jon Beasley-Murray, Russell A. Berman, Jonathan Bolton, Svetlana Boym, Amir Eshel, Julia Hell, Daniel Herwitz, Andreas Huyssen, Rahul Mehrotra, Johannes von Moltke, Vladimir Paperny, Helen Petrovsky, Todd Presner, Helmut Puff, Alexander Regier, Eric Rentschler, Lucia Saks, Andreas Schönle, Tatiana Smoliarova, George Steinmetz, Jonathan Veitch, Gustavo Verdesio, Anthony Vidler

Aztec Ruins on the Animas

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Publisher : Western National Parks Association
ISBN 13 : 9781877856594
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (565 download)

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Book Synopsis Aztec Ruins on the Animas by : Robert Hill Lister

Download or read book Aztec Ruins on the Animas written by Robert Hill Lister and published by Western National Parks Association. This book was released on 1996 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated account of the well-preserved ancestral Puebloan site of Aztec Ruins. The Listers document not only the history, excavation and preservation of the site but also its significance in the world of Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, and Salmon Ruins. Earl Morris's contribution to the research and preservation of Aztec Ruins is prominently featured.

Ruins to Ruins

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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1796019402
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (96 download)

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Book Synopsis Ruins to Ruins by : Roland Wauer

Download or read book Ruins to Ruins written by Roland Wauer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subtitle to Ruins to Ruins, From the Mayan Jungle to the Aztec Metropolis, defines the extent of the sites visited by Robert, a young naturalist, and Johnathan, a budding archeologist. A third subtitle might be Finding Wildlife at the Ancient Ruins. Examples include army ants and howler monkeys at Chichén Itza, orange-breasted falcon at Tikal, and king vulture at Yaxchilan. Their journey took them to numerous significant ruins, from Chichén Itza to Uxmal, Mayapan, Coba and Tulum, Calakmul, Tikal, Bonampak, Palenque, Monte Alban, Quiahiztlan, and Tenochtitlan. Along their route, they visited Catemaco and the Sierra de Tuxtla, climbed Popocatepetl, joined a marriage ceremony at Tula, and visited the amazing National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. They also encountered many folks along the way: Senior Aguilar and family at Valladolid; Maya, a Mexico historian at Tula de Allende; and Katrina, who becomes their guide to Tenochtitlan. At Tikal, Robert met Carol, the love of his life and who eventually became his wife.

A Guide to Ancient Maya Ruins

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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806119922
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (199 download)

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Book Synopsis A Guide to Ancient Maya Ruins by : C. Bruce Hunter

Download or read book A Guide to Ancient Maya Ruins written by C. Bruce Hunter and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1986-05-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated descriptions, explanations, and appraisals of accessible Mayan ceremonial centers in Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras, setting each of the twenty-four sites in its historical, cultural, and architectural context

The Mystery at the Maya Ruins (Mexico)

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Publisher : Gallopade International
ISBN 13 : 0635111632
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (351 download)

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Book Synopsis The Mystery at the Maya Ruins (Mexico) by : Carole Marsh

Download or read book The Mystery at the Maya Ruins (Mexico) written by Carole Marsh and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My, oh Maya! Mimi, Papa, Christina, and Grant really get in over "skulls" in this Mexican hat dance of a mystery set in the Yucatan Peninsula. When they go to explore ancient Maya ruins, number clues seem to abound! But what is someone trying to lead them to ƒor away from? Snakesƒhuman heartsƒa wall of skullsƒand a human sacrifice? How creepy can you get, the kids wonder. But in searching for clues, they encounter the wonder that is Mexico and find themselves laughing at things they never thought could be funny all along the way! Like all of Carole Marsh's Mysteries, this mystery will also incorporate history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery will include SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.3 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 165490 Lexile Measure: 620 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

Legislative Document

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Total Pages : 952 pages
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Book Synopsis Legislative Document by : New York (State). Legislature

Download or read book Legislative Document written by New York (State). Legislature and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Report

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Total Pages : 356 pages
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Book Synopsis Report by : American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society

Download or read book Report written by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to the Legislature of the State of New York

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Total Pages : 632 pages
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Download or read book Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to the Legislature of the State of New York written by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mexico as I Saw it

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Total Pages : 638 pages
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Book Synopsis Mexico as I Saw it by : Ethel Brilliana Tweedie

Download or read book Mexico as I Saw it written by Ethel Brilliana Tweedie and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Explorer's Guide Mexico City, Puebla & Cuernavaca: A Great Destination

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Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1581579004
Total Pages : 344 pages
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Book Synopsis Explorer's Guide Mexico City, Puebla & Cuernavaca: A Great Destination by : Zain Deane

Download or read book Explorer's Guide Mexico City, Puebla & Cuernavaca: A Great Destination written by Zain Deane and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to the populous Mexican capitol and surrounding areas. Welcome to Mexico City, the oldest city in the Americas and one of the most fascinating cities in the world. Zain Dean introduces you to its unique mix of ancient empire and modern, sophisticated society: “If you’re willing to brave its often misunderstood exterior,” he writes, “you’ll be rewarded by a city that has been fascinating adventurers, wanderers, and explorers for thousands of years.” Mexico’s capital and its environs offer pre-Hispanic ruins and magnificent temples, as well as ritzy retreats, spectacular volcanoes, and picturesque historic areas. You’ll also find dining, shopping, and accommodations to suit every budget. Sections thoughtfully and thoroughly cover the myths and realities of travel in Mexico, language and monetary concerns, and health and safety issues. More than 100 photographs and detailed maps round out the package, making this guidebook an indispensable resource.

Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology

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Total Pages : 326 pages
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Book Synopsis Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology by : John Denison Baldwin

Download or read book Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology written by John Denison Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: