The nations of Latin America came into being without a strong sense of national purpose and identity. In The Invention of Argentina, Nicholas Shumway offers a cultural history of one nation's efforts to determine its nature, its destiny, and its place among the nations of the world. His analysis is crucial to understanding not only Argentina's development but also current events in the Argentine Republic.
The Invention of Argentina
About the Book
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Prelude to Nationhood
2. Mariano Moreno
3· Populism, Federalism, and the Gauchesque
4· The Rivadavians
5· The Generation of 1837, Part One
6. The Generation of 1837, Part Two
7· Alberdi and Sarmiento: The Widening Breach
8. Bartolome Mitre and the Gallery of Argentine Celebrities
9. Roots of Argentine Nationalism, Part One
10. Roots of Argentine Nationalism, Part Two
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
Awards
- Honorable Mention for the Bryce Book Award, Latin American Studies Association