{"product_id":"creation-of-modern-buenos-aires-joel-horowitz-9780826368874","title":"Creation of Modern Buenos Aires: Football, Civic Associations, Barrios, and Politics, 1912-1943","description":"\u003cb\u003eHorowitz's acclaimed study examines the role of civic associations in the creation of Buenos Aires' social world in the early twentieth century, especially the part they played in the development of the sense of barrio.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Creation of Modern Buenos Aires\u003c\/i\u003e examines the impact of civic associations on the culture and the society of Buenos Aires and their ties to politics in the first decades of the twentieth century. The period saw the emergence of the modern political system with true appeals to the voters, tremendous urban growth, and the solidification of a barrio identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorian Joel Horowitz examines four types of organizations: football clubs, \u003ci\u003ebibliotecas populares\u003c\/i\u003e (popular libraries), \u003ci\u003esociedades de fomento\u003c\/i\u003e (development societies that pushed for barrio improvements), and \u003ci\u003euniversidades populares\u003c\/i\u003e (popular universities that provided practical training beyond the primary school level). All four types became important social centers and were connected to the political world. The book focuses on the period from the passage of a voting reform law in 1912, which made male-citizen voting obligatory and fraud more difficult, to the military coup of 1943. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book shows how civic associations helped create the social world of the city, focusing especially on the part they played in the development of the sense of barrio. It demonstrates how civic associations became vital links in the system of politics that emerged, creating spaces for politicians to build connections to different communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Horowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826368875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826368874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of New Mexico Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Joel Horowitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47452890628351,"sku":"9780826368874","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6df06a3f-d278-4cfe-a5b1-f74001f44ab1.jpg?v=1761931101","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/creation-of-modern-buenos-aires-joel-horowitz-9780826368874","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}