Dignifying Argentina
Author | : Eduardo Elena |
Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Pre |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 0822961709 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780822961703 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dignifying Argentina written by Eduardo Elena and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During their term, Juan and Eva Per--n (1946-1955) led the region's largest populist movement in pursuit of new political hopes and material desires. In Dignifying Argentina, Eduardo Elena considers this transformative moment from a fresh perspective by exploring the intersection of populism and mass consumption. He argues that Peronist actors redefined national citizenship around expansive promises of a vida digna (dignified life), which encompassed not only the satisfaction of basic wants, but also the integration of working Argentines into a modern consumer society. Winner of the 2013 Book Prize in the Social Sciences awarded by the Southern Cone Studies Section of the Latin American Studies Association.