Title The Argentina reader : history, culture, politics / edited by Gabriela Nouzeilles and Graciela Montaldo

Published Durham : Duke University Press, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 580 pages) Series The Latin America readers Latin America in Translation/En Traducción/Em Tradução Latin America readers. Latin America in translation/en traducción/em tradução. Contents At the margins of the empire -- To build a nation -- Frontiers -- Splendor and fin de siècle -- Modern times -- Populism and new nationalism -- Revolutionary dreams -- State violence -- Democracy and neoliberalism -- Argentina in the age of globalization: new citizenships and the politics of memory Summary "Excessively European, refreshingly European, not as European as it looks, struggling to overcome a delusion that it is European. Argentina -- in all its complexity -- has often been obscured by variations of the "like Europe and not like the rest of Latin America" cliché. The Argentina Reader deliberately breaks from that viewpoint. This essential introduction to Argentina's history, culture, and society provides a richer, more comprehensive look at one of the most paradoxical of Latin American nations: a nation that used to be among the richest in the world, with the largest middle class in Latin America, yet one that entered the twenty-first century with its economy in shambles and its citizenry seething with frustration. This diverse collection brings together songs, articles, comic strips, scholarly essays, poems, and short stories. Most pieces are by Argentines. More than forty of the texts have never before appeared in English. The Argentina Reader contains photographs from Argentina's National Archives and images of artwork by some of the country's most talented painters and sculptors. Many selections deal with the history of indigenous Argentines, workers, women, blacks, and other groups often ignored in descriptions of the country. At the same time, the book includes excerpts by or about such major political figures as José de San Martín and Juan Perón. Pieces from literary and social figures virtually unknown in the United States appear alongside those by more well-known writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Ricardo Piglia, and Julio Cortázar. The Argentina Reader covers the Spanish colonial regime; the years of nation building following Argentina's independence from Spain in 1810; and the sweeping progress of economic growth and cultural change that made Argentina, by the turn of the twentieth century, the most modern country in Latin America. The bulk of the collection focuses on the twentieth century: on the popular movements that enabled Peronism and the revolutionary dreams of the 1960s and 1970s; on the dictatorship from 1976 to 1983 and the accompanying culture of terror and resistance; and, finally, on the contradictory and disconcerting tendencies unleashed by the principles of neoliberalism and the new global economy. The book also includes a list of suggestions for further reading. The Argentina Reader is an invaluable resource for those interested in learning about Argentine history and culture, whether in the classroom or in preparation for travel in Argentina." -- Provided by the publisher An interdisciplinary anthology that includes many primary materials never before published in English Analysis Argentina Civilization Argentinien ; SWD-ID: 40028902 Geschichte Kultur ; SWD-ID: 41256980 Politik ; SWD-ID: 40465147 Quelle Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-564) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Translated into English Print version record digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America. Civilization Economic history Social conditions Gesellschaft Kultur Cultuur. Politieke ontwikkeling. Sociaal-economische ontwikkeling. SUBJECT Argentina -- Civilization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85007019 Argentina -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85007036 Argentina -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85007071 Argentina -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85007025 Subject Argentina Argentinien -- Geschichte. Argentinien -- Kultur -- Geschichte -- Aufsatzsammlung. Argentinien -- Politik -- Aufsatzsammlung. Argentine -- 16e s. -- 20e s -- anthologie. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Nouzeilles, Gabriela. Montaldo, Graciela R. ISBN 9780822384182 0822384183

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