Return to the center: culture, public space, and city building in a global era

Abstract

* Preface * Acknowledgments * Chapter 1. Culture, Public Space, and Cities * Chapter 2. The and Public Space in Spain * Chapter 3. Modernity and Public Space in Crisis: Contemporary Madrid * Chapter 4. City of Architects: Public Space and the Resurgence of Barcelona * Chapter 5. Spain Meets Mesoamerica: The and Public Space in Mexico * Chapter 6. Revitalizing Historic Centers in Urban Mexico: Politics and Public Space * Chapter 7. The Globalization of Urban Form: Transcultural Public Spaces along the Mexico-United States International Border * Chapter 8. Return to the Center? Politics, Latino Culture, and Public Space * Notes * References