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By the early twentieth century, elites envisioned the city as the heart of a modern, advanced society—poised at the physical and metaphysical centers of the world.

In this original cultural history, Ernesto Capello analyzes the formation of memory, myth, and modernity through the eyes of QuitoÆs diverse populations.

City at the Center of the World

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      Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
      Publication Date: 11/4/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780822961666, 978-0822961666
      ISBN10: 0822961660
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      By the early twentieth century, elites envisioned the city as the heart of a modern, advanced society—poised at the physical and metaphysical centers of the world.

      In this original cultural history, Ernesto Capello analyzes the formation of memory, myth, and modernity through the eyes of QuitoÆs diverse populations.

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