Argentina's Radical Party and Popular Mobilization, 1916-1930 by Joel Horowitz

Argentina's Radical Party and Popular Mobilization, 1916-1930 by Joel Horowitz

Examines how Argentina's Radical Party rallied popular support in Buenos Aires from 1916 to 1930. Argues that the methods used for popular mobilization helped to undermine democracy. The popularity of President Hipolito Yrigoyen is explored, as well as the government's relationship with unions.

“At a time when historical scholarship on Latin America is awash in postmodern cultural and gender studies, often dealing with subjects of trivial consequence, Joel Horowitz’s book tackles an enormously important subjectArgentina’s Unión Cívica Radical was Latin America’s first mass-based political party, arguably the first to emerge in the former colonial world. The UCR’s history ranks with that of the Congress Party in India and a handful of other examples of attempts to institutionalize and democratize politics on the remnants of colonial structures and practices. The UCR thus occupies a prominent place not only in Argentina’s history but also in the history of twentieth-century democracy. This is a story ripe for a reassessment. Horowitz provides the most detailed study of labor politics in the decade that exists in any language; no historian, even from Argentina, has his command and understanding of the politics of labor in this decade. He covers all the major ideological tendencies, labor confederations, and key unions with absolute mastery. His research is extraordinarily deep here, and the chapters are brimming with insights. The publication of Joel Horowitz’s book confirms Penn State University Press’s status as the leading English-language publisher of Argentine history.”

—James P. Brennan, University of California, Riverside

“This book sheds new light on a crucial chapter in the struggle for democracy in Argentina. Drawing on approaches from political and labor history, Horowitz’s study examines the complex negotiations among party leaders, state officials, and working people that shaped public life during the heyday of Radical Party rule. In the process, it questions familiar assumptions regarding cronyism and popular politics associated with the Argentine republic in the early twentieth century.”

—Eduardo Elena, University of Miami

“[Joel Horowitz] has made a fantastic contribution to the historiography with this finely researched monograph.”

—M. E. Kehren Choice

“Joel Horowitz has written a thoughtful and well-researched book for a period of Argentina’s history much in need of further understanding.”

—Paula Alonso American Historical Review

Joel Horowitz is Professor of History at Saint Bonaventure University.

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ISBN 13	9780271034058
ISBN 10	027103405X
Title	Argentina's Radical Party and Popular Mobilization, 1916-1930
Author	Joel Horowitz
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published	2011-02-15
Number of pages	256
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