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Region and Nation: Politics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century Argentina
Brennan, James, Pianetto, Ofelia
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Description for Region and Nation: Politics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century Argentina
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The study of twentieth-century Argentine history is undergoing a radical transformation. Both Argentine and U.S. historians of Argentina are recasting the great debates in the historiography by challenging the Buenos Aires-centered focus of most of the existing historical scholarship and offering a new perspective on the country's modern history. Argentina's supposed 'exceptionalism' is being challenged by these historians. The persistence of political clientilism and oligarchic rule, enclave economies and pre-capitalist social relations, the role of traditional institutions such as the Church and family, intense class conflict and working class militancy, all approximate Argentina closer to the Latin American experience than ... Read more
The study of twentieth-century Argentine history is undergoing a radical transformation. Both Argentine and U.S. historians of Argentina are recasting the great debates in the historiography by challenging the Buenos Aires-centered focus of most of the existing historical scholarship and offering a new perspective on the country's modern history. Argentina's supposed 'exceptionalism' is being challenged by these historians. The persistence of political clientilism and oligarchic rule, enclave economies and pre-capitalist social relations, the role of traditional institutions such as the Church and family, intense class conflict and working class militancy, all approximate Argentina closer to the Latin American experience than ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312231446
SKU
V9780312231446
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About Brennan, James, Pianetto, Ofelia
James Brennan is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside, and has published widely on modern Argentine history. Ofelia Pianetto is Professor Emeritus at the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba and specializes in Argentine social and labor history.
Reviews for Region and Nation: Politics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century Argentina
"...an extremely valuable contribution...insightful and original work on diverse topics..." - Journal of Latin American Studies