The Bondage of Old Habits in Nineteenth-Century Argentina

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ID2750893
AutoresJonathan C Brown (0000-0001-6849-3962, The University of Texas at Austin, autor correspondente)
Ano1986
Volume21
Fascículo2
Páginas3-31
Data de publicação1986-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLatin American Research Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0023-8791 • E-ISSN: 1542-4278
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0023879100015958
OpenAlexW4312880420
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas41

Liberty was in their hearts, but the old bondage was nevertheless perpetuated in their habits and, moreover, they were not united among themselves. Juan Bautista AlberdiA number of recent publications have added to our knowledge of the century in which Argentina seems to have been transformed from a traditional colonial society into a modern and prosperous nation. Most of these new studies lean toward socioeconomic and sociopolitical analysis, testimony to the influence of Tulio Halperin Donghi's work on the Independence period and James Scobie's work on Buenos Aires. Because these two studies of the mid-1970s are so well known, this article will review only the literature that has appeared since. All modern scholars agree that the economy since 1820 expanded at least in the littoral region and that the century ended in an upsurge of technological innovation and export-led growth that extended even into the interior. Most also concur that the benefits of economic progress were not shared equally. The critical questions seem to be who got what and why

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