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Revolutionary Chic: Left-Wing Exiles, Design, and Urbanism in Mexico City

Posted on 3. December 2015 by Global Urban History

Randal Sheppard, Universität zu Köln Mexico City was one of the most important and culturally vibrant hubs of political exile in the Western Hemisphere during the twentieth century. However, the scholarly literature about this phenomenon has so far been limited … Continue reading →

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Historicizing “Urbanity”: Buenos Aires in the epidemic years

Posted on 3. December 2015 by Global Urban History

Antonio Carbone, Freie Universität Berlin Scholars in the field of urban studies have been arguing for decades about what exactly the object of their research could be. At a first glance the ‘urban’ appears as a clearly defined field of … Continue reading →

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Buenos Aires and the Modern Girl

Posted on 3. December 2015 by Global Urban History

Cecilia Tossounian, CONICET (Argentina) The modern girl, who emerged during the 1920’s and 1930’s, was a global figure that circulated worldwide through commodity and cultural flows. Born and grown in the city, she was an eminently urban phenomenon. In my study of … Continue reading →

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The Latin Quarter and the Third World

Posted on 3. December 2015 by Global Urban History

Michael Goebel, Freie Universität Berlin Between the two World Wars, imperial centers such as London or Paris became bridgeheads for the spread of nationalism throughout the colonial world. As I argue in my recent book about Paris as an Anti-Imperial Metropolis, migration to … Continue reading →

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