Buenos aires es una ciudad sentimental; de belleza sobrecogedora; con edificios hechos con un arte imposible. Buenos aires es una ciudad sentimental; de belleza sobrecogedora; con edificios hechos con un arte imposible.Además de poseer un importante y majestuoso centro bancario; Buenos Aires o Bs. As. Tiene una buena dosis de caos; aceras usurpadas por marquesinas; heladeras y motocicletas.Esta ambigüedad la hace mas atractiva y seductora. En Buenos Aires ciudad secreta se revela -a través de sus cuarenta y siete barrios- el potencial creativo de una ciudad en crisis que; por la pluralidad de su gente; su capacidad y su talento; convierte en posible lo imposible. AsÃ; una ciudad y un paÃs hechos por inmigrantes muestran en estas paginas sususos y costumbres; algunas rarezas; lo que se ve y lo que no se ve.Los secretos del tango y la historia de la Rubia Mireya conviven con la belleza de La dama de blanco y la realidad de los jóvenes diseñadores; la moda de vanguardia y los encantos de sus miles de cafés; en una Buenos Aires que albergo a vecinos ilustres como Lorea; Neruda; Saint-Exupery o Aristóteles Onassis.Los mapas; las fotos y los textos inducen a entender y armar a esta capital del paÃs de los argentinos; que conserva la memoria de Carlos Gardel y de Eva Perón; y también las esperanzas de millones de inmigrantes quesoñaron encontrar en "esta" América su posible bienestar.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Historical FashionBy R. N. SulenticThis is the sort of history book that I love to see get written--a close look at a couple of very curious manuscripts made by a father and son in 16th century Germany. The father and son documented the suits of clothes that that they wore; year by year across the century. These are well-to-do people; the father being an accountant to the subject of the book "The Richest Man Who Ever Lived"; so although we are seeing what a wealthy man wore; we are still getting a window on the past that isnt often available. The pictures are amazing as a picture of what was actually being worn (even if only by the wealthy). The author in a conclusion; actually recreates one of the outfits and shows how it would have been made. This is a really interesting piece of fashion history and history in general.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Terrific book; but very specificBy David O. RobertsThis is an excellent resource; although for a very specific and narrow time-frame. It is peculiar to the German fashions that were popularized by the landsknechte; the mercenaries of Switzerland and some of the German countries at the beginning of the 16th century. In the second part of the book; fashions that were influenced by Spanish costume are introduced.The reproductions are excellent;with great color printing. The commentary in the back is extremely well-done; and the chapter on reconstructing one of the outfits from the paintings is very informative.For anybody interested in this particular period; or for obsessive costume mavens such as myself; this is a great find; and at a reasonable price; as well !2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. an excellent book with excellent illustrationsBy ccan excellent book with excellent illustrations; just the author overlooked that there was already an edition in German in 1963
