The Landowners of the Argentine Pampas: A Social and Political History 1860-1945

by Roy Hora

Overview

This is a social and political history of the Argentine landowners, Latin America's most affluent propertied class. Roy Hora explores the making and evolution of this new landowning class in the period c. 1860-1945, and examines the relationships between landowners, political power, and the state during this period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198208846
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/22/2001
Series:	Oxford Historical Monographs
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	869,835
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 5.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Universidad Nacional de Quilmes

Table of Contents

1. The emergence of a Landlord Consciousness 1860-18802. The Making of a New Landed Class 1880-19123. The Landowners' Entry into Politics 1890-19124. The Troubled Decades 1912-19305. The Landowners from the Great Depression to the Rise of PeronismConclusion: Landowners in Perspective

Editorial Reviews

"This work is an important contribution to the political and economic history of Argentina and a tonic for the study of Latin American elites."—The Americas

"[a] model of clarity and skill."—David Rock, University of California, Santa Barbara

"This is first-rate scholarship: judicious, sophisticated, and intellectually rewarding."—Jose C. Moya, University of California, Los Angeles

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