Region and Nation: Politics, Economy and Society in Twentieth Century Argentina (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780312231446)

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 the previous historiography would suggest. This book is a unique collaboration between Argentine and U.S. historians of this 'other Argentina.'

Author: James Brennan
ISBN-10: 031223144X
ISBN-13: 9780312231446
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2003
Pages: 233
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.84w x 0.85d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2001 pg. 1134
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 22