Carlos Pellegrini and the Crisis of the Argentine Elites, 1880-1916

by Douglas W. Richmond

Both a political biography of Carlos Pellegrini and a study of political economy, this book challenges traditional views of Argentine history. Covering the period from 1880 through 1916, Richmond reconstructs this period of elite rule. He demonstrates that Pellegrini solved recent problems nearly 100 years earlier and questions why the military, middle class reformers, and populists have failed where the elites often succeeded. The author's main...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275932885
• ISBN13: 9780275932886
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"