Walking a City's History

Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo is the Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of History at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, including Latin America: The Allure and Power of an Idea; “I Speak of the City”: Mexico City at the Turn of the Twentieth Century; and Clio’s Laws: On History and Language.

“A beautifully written and deeply personal tour of Mexico City, organized as a chronological discussion of literary and artistic sources, with ample discussion of architecture and urbanism. Tenorio-Trillo’s passion for the subject matter comes across in every page, and he’s managed to perfectly combine erudition and readability.”

• PrefacePart I. There . . .1. Water and City2. Matters of RuinsPart 2. Urban Baroque3. Water Again4. “La razón de la sinrazón”5. “Sueños de la razón”Part 3. The Capital City of Barely a Nation6. Imperial Capital I7. Nation, City: Goodbye to All That8. Imperial Capital IIPart 4. 1910, 19149. Celebrating the Pax Urbana10. 1914: The Revolutionized CityPart 5. Walking the Megalopolis11. 1940s: Making Sense of the Megalopolis12. Layers of Cities13. Earthquakes: 1968, 198514. 2020s: Extracts from a Perambulator’s DiaryAcknowledgmentsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex