Between Revolution and the Ballot Box: The Origins of the Argentine Radical Party in the 1890s

ISBN-13: 9780521771856 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 260 str.

Paula Alonso

Opis

Founded in 1891, the Union Civica Radical, generally known as the Radical Party, is the oldest national political party in Argentina. As the strongest opposition party during the 1890s, a pivotal decade in the birth of Argentina's party system, the Radical Party effected a critical development in Argentine politics: it created a system of open confrontation and political competition. This study offers not merely a revised version of the party's story but also a new perspective on the politics of the nation as a whole.

Recenzje

'Paula Alonso's book is … a most timely contribution that comes to fill that void … she has produced an original and persuasive book on one of the key periods in Argentine political history … the book provides the reader with a compelling history and a renewed awareness of the complex consequences of contact.' Journal of Latin American Studies

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The political arena; 2. Mounting an opposition; 3. The short-lived Unión Cívica; 4. The radicals in action: part I; 5. The radicals in action: part II; 6. The decline of the Radical Party; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.