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Creating Charismatic Bonds in Argentina
Donna J. Guy
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Description for Creating Charismatic Bonds in Argentina
Paperback. Focusing on the first era of Peronism, from 1946 to 1955, this work shows how President Peron and the First Lady created charismatic ways to link themselves to Argentine supporters through letter writing." Series: Dialogos Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
In collecting hundreds of letters to Juan and Eva by everyday people as well as from correspondence solicited by Juan Perón, this book promotes a view that charismatic bonds in Argentina have been formed as much by Argentines as by their leaders, demonstrating how letter writing at that time instilled a sense of nationalism and unity, particularly during the first Five Year Plan campaign conducted in 1946. It goes beyond the question of how charisma influenced elections and class affiliation to address broader implications. The letters offer a new methodology to study the formation of charisma in literate countries where ... Read more
In collecting hundreds of letters to Juan and Eva by everyday people as well as from correspondence solicited by Juan Perón, this book promotes a view that charismatic bonds in Argentina have been formed as much by Argentines as by their leaders, demonstrating how letter writing at that time instilled a sense of nationalism and unity, particularly during the first Five Year Plan campaign conducted in 1946. It goes beyond the question of how charisma influenced elections and class affiliation to address broader implications. The letters offer a new methodology to study the formation of charisma in literate countries where ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Dialogos Series
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826338389
SKU
V9780826338389
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About Donna J. Guy
Donna J. Guy is a Distinguished Professor emerita of humanities and history at Ohio State University, USA. She has published a series of books on Argentine economic and social history and served on the editorial boards of the Hispanic American Historical Review, The Americas, Gender and History, and the Journal of Women's History. Her publications include Women Build the Welfare ... Read more
Reviews for Creating Charismatic Bonds in Argentina
"For readers of Argentine history, Guy has opened a promising avenue of archival inquiry for the study of Peronism and the fraught construction of a benefactor state." — Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 95.7