
Estancias/ Ranches
The Great Houses and Ranches of Argentina
Maria Saenz Quesada(Author)
Xavier Verstraeten(Photographer)
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Published on 17. May 2007
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-55859-270-4 (ISBN)
Description
Historian Maria Saenz Quesada explores the cultural and social history of Argentina and provides captivating commentary about the families who built or occupy the estancias.
From the rocky terrain in the North through the fertile pampa of the central provinces, all the way to the mountainous West and cold, desolate provinces of the South, the estancias of Argentina produced the high-quality meat and grain that gave the country one of the world's most powerful economies at the turn of the century. Built in a diversity of architectural styles, from Spanish farm-house to Edwardian country home, the residences of the estancieros are a fascinating hybrid of European and Argentine cultural traditions.
In an illuminating text, historian Maria Saenz Quesada explores the cultural and social history of Argentina and provides captivating commentary about the families who built or occupy the estancias. She also examines the distinctive style of these country estates, their interiors, and gardens. Illustrated with exquisite colour and vintage photographs, this opulently designed volume captures the rugged, romantic of the good life on the Argentina pampa.
From the rocky terrain in the North through the fertile pampa of the central provinces, all the way to the mountainous West and cold, desolate provinces of the South, the estancias of Argentina produced the high-quality meat and grain that gave the country one of the world's most powerful economies at the turn of the century. Built in a diversity of architectural styles, from Spanish farm-house to Edwardian country home, the residences of the estancieros are a fascinating hybrid of European and Argentine cultural traditions.
In an illuminating text, historian Maria Saenz Quesada explores the cultural and social history of Argentina and provides captivating commentary about the families who built or occupy the estancias. She also examines the distinctive style of these country estates, their interiors, and gardens. Illustrated with exquisite colour and vintage photographs, this opulently designed volume captures the rugged, romantic of the good life on the Argentina pampa.
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Edition
Revised
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 316 mm
Width: 256 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
1722 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55859-270-4 (9781558592704)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Maria Sanez Quesada, a historian and university professor, has written several books on Argentine history and sociology.
Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Buenos Aires Province Entre Rios Province Cordoba Province Santa Fe Province Mendoza Province Salta Province Neuquen Province Tierra del Fuego Santa Cruz Province Selected Bibliography Glossary