From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: Buenos Aires as center of the universe
Civilization or barbarism: the geography of Buenos Aires
The founding of Buenos Aires (1492-1541)
The colonial city (1542-1776)
Buenos Aires, capital of the viceroyalty (1776-1810)
Juan Manuel de Rosas (1829-1852)
Buenos Aires, the big village (1852-1880)
The Paris of South America (1880-1920)
The city of the masses (1920-1946)
The postwar city (1946-1983)
