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University of California Press

The Invention of Argentina

by Nicolas Shumway (Author)
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Price: $23.95 / £20.00
Publication Date: Apr 2023
Edition: 1st Edition
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Rights: World
Pages: 352
ISBN: 9780520913851
Trim Size: 6.14 x 9.21
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About the Book

The nations of Latin America came into being without a strong sense of national purpose and identity. In The Invention of Argentina, Nicholas Shumway offers a cultural history of one nation's efforts to determine its nature, its destiny, and its place among the nations of the world. His analysis is crucial to understanding not only Argentina's development but also current events in the Argentine Republic.


The nations of Latin America came into being without a strong sense of national purpose and identity. In The Invention of Argentina, Nicholas Shumway offers a cultural history of one nation's efforts to determine its nature, its destiny, and its pl

About the Author

Nicholas Shumway is Associate Professor of Spanish at Yale University and the author of numerous articles on Spanish and Spanish American literature.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Prelude to Nationhood
2. Mariano Moreno
3· Populism, Federalism, and the Gauchesque
4· The Rivadavians
5· The Generation of 1837, Part One
6. The Generation of 1837, Part Two
7· Alberdi and Sarmiento: The Widening Breach
8. Bartolome Mitre and the Gallery of Argentine Celebrities
9. Roots of Argentine Nationalism, Part One
10. Roots of Argentine Nationalism, Part Two

Epilogue
Bibliography
Index

Awards

  • Honorable Mention for the Bryce Book Award 1992, Latin American Studies Association