In the case of European towns, the passing of centuries provides an enhancement; in the case of American towns, the passing of years brings degeneration. It is not simply that they have been newly built; they were built so as to be renewable as quickly as they were put up, that is, badly.


Chapter 11 : São Paulo, p. 95 - Tristes Tropiques (1955)

Claude Lévi-Strauss Quotes

In the case of European towns, the passing of centuries provides an enhancement; in the case of American towns, the passing of years brings...

In the case of European towns, the passing of centuries provides an enhancement; in the case of American towns, the passing of years brings...

In the case of European towns, the passing of centuries provides an enhancement; in the case of American towns, the passing of years brings...

In the case of European towns, the passing of centuries provides an enhancement; in the case of American towns, the passing of years brings...