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Daniel Schavelzon Libros

El Expolio Del Arte En La Argentina

Traces illegal trafficking of art works, which intensified in Argentina between 1980-92. Author blames ambition of unscrupulous thieves stimulated by activity of the art black market. He also blames inefficient legislation and the incapacity of the official bureaucracy to act by itself. One of the most important thefts occurred at the cathedral of Rosario, which

Ciudad Y Territorio Entre Los Mayas

Nineteenth- and early twentieth-century explorers and travellers to South America brought back various ideas on the Maya ruins they had visited and/or discovered. This study traces the history of these theories and the controversy that ensued over contemporary understanding of the Mayan civilisation and in particular the meaning and function of their cities and territories,

La Polémica Del Arte Nacional En México

El origen de este libro surgi alrededor de una inquietud acerca de un estilo arquitect nico propio del siglo XIX mexicano, el llamado estilo neoind gena o, como lo denomina el autor, neoprehisp nico. Sin embargo, la obra tiene un inter s que rebasa la historia de la arquitectura, y se inserta en una de

Los Conventillos De Buenos Aires

Archaeological and anthropological study of the colonial housing system used by the poor families in Buenos Aires during many decades and known as conventillos . The author presents the history, etymology, narrative and musical aspects of what is known as the Casa Mnima (Minimum House) or the Casa del Esclavo Liberto (House of the Liberated