Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. CHAPTER ONE. Culture, Public Space, and Cities 1
6. CHAPTER TWO. The City and Public Space in Spain 33
7. CHAPTER THREE. Modernity and Public Space in Crisis: Contemporary Madrid 59
8. CHAPTER FOUR. “City of Architects”: Public Space and the Resurgence of Barcelona 91
9. CHAPTER FIVE. Spain Meets Mesoamerica: The City and Public Space in Mexico 115
10. CHAPTER SIX. Revitalizing Historic Centers in Urban Mexico: Politics and Public Space 139
11. CHAPTER SEVEN. The Globalization of Urban Form: Transcultural Public Spaces along the Mexico–United States International Border 181
12. CHAPTER EIGHT. Return to the Center? Politics, Latino Culture, and Public Space 223
13. Notes 241
14. References 255
15. Index 267