Resistance and Integration: Peronism and the Argentine Working Class, 1946-1976

ISBN-13: 9780521466820 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 312 str.

Daniel James; Alan Knight

Opis

This book analyzes the relationship between Peronism and the Argentine working class from the foundation of the Peronist movement in the mid 1940s to the overthrow of Peron's widow in 1976. It presents an account of such crucial issues as the role of the Peronist union bureaucracy and the impact of the Peronist ideology on workers. Drawing on a variety of untapped sources, Daniel James confronts many of the dominant myths that have surrounded the movement. He argues that its role in containing working-class militancy cannot be explained solely in terms of manipulation, corruption, or union gangsterism.

Recenzje

'This book is notable for its deft portrait of a working class which has been both active and passive, demonstrating both a capacity to organize and fight to protect its interests and a willingness to demobilize and accept compromise when circumstances demanded. James has rejected the simple answers of those who have ascribed working-class passivity to manipulation or corruption, and has succeeded in shedding a great deal of light upon the complexities engendered by these dual traits.' Joseph A. Page, The Americas

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. The Background: 1. Peronism and the working class, 1943–55; Part II. The Peronist Resistance, 1955–8: 2. The survival of Peronism: resistance in the factories; 3. Commandos and unions: the emergence of the new Peronist union leadership; 4. Ideology and consciousness in the Peronist resistance; Part III. Frondizi and Integration: Temptation and Disenchantment, 1958–62: 5. Resistance and defeat: the impact on leaders, activists and rank and file; 6. The corollary of institutional pragmatism: activists, commandos and elections; Part IV. The Vandor Era: 1962–6; 7. The burocracia sindical: power and politics in Peronist unions; 8. Ideology and politics in Peronist unions: different currents within the movement; Part V. Workers and the Revolución Argentina: from Onganía to the Return of Perón, 1966–73; 9. The Peronist union leaders under siege: new actors and new challenges; 10. Conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.