Latin America figures prominently in a history of urban visions. Review: The Invention of the Future: A History of Cities in the Modern World, Bruno Carvalho, 2026, Princeton University Press
Categories: Brazil, Europe, Mexico, North America
Tag: Urbanisation
Down but never out
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Pity the poor? Then give them power. Squatter Life: Persistence at the Urban Margins of Buenos Aires, Javier Auyero and Sofía Servián, 2025, Duke University Press
Categories: Argentina, South America
Beasts in the shadows
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Dread has been a significant factor in the Mexican definition of childhood. The Fear of Robachicos in Mexico: Media, Childhood, and Child Kidnapping 1900–1968, Susana Sosenski, translated by Quentin Pope, 2024, Bloomsbury Academic
Categories: Mexico, North America