inviting ex-military politician. He was the smiling face and sharp brain Argentina had been searching for. His involvement with the labor unions was the reason for his rise to power. Juan Perón’s leadership from 1943 to 1955 greatly affected labor unions in Argentina by granting the unions power in the political world, giving the unions someone they could trust, and by implementing complete control over the unions and the rest of Argentina during his presidency. Before his presidency, Perón’s appetite for
Adam, Barry D. “The Building of a Brazilian Movement .” The Global Emergence of Gay and Lesbian Politics: National Imprints of a Worldwide Movement, Temple University Press, 1999, pp. 91–110. The chapter talks about how gay relationships are not legal but not illegal. Since the 19th and 20th centuries restricting "homosexual behavior." The adults engaging in this type of behavior can be charged with "public assault on decency." The chapter also talks about how men who have sex with other men
Stole the Hearts of Argentinians Known as Evita, Eva Peron was the First Lady of Argentina, as well as President of the Eva Peron Foundation. During their time in power, her husband Juan Domingo Peron implemented a highly infamous government known as Peronism. Despite all the corruption and socialism, the time period continues to commemorate Evita’s attainment of a more equal Argentina. Evita’s connection to politics played a major role in her success, as she used her husband to learn more about the
In Mañana Es San Perón: A Cultural History of Perón’s Argentina, Mariano Ben Plotkin - an emeritus professor and doctor in history and writer of Peronist Argentinean history at the university of California, Berkeley, addresses one of the first populist movement in the region of South America: el peronismo. After offering an important contextualizing “Introduction,” Plotkin organized his book into four main parts composing the book, each containing two chapters, resulting in a total of eight. Consequently
Argentina is a country that was made poor by capitalism and globalization. The video “The Take (2004) Occupy, Resist & Produce” is a documentary by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein that exhibits the devastating effects that capitalism and globalization can have on a country. In viewing this documentary, Argentina and its workers suffered due to the governing power of Carlos Menem and the International Monetary Fund. Menem sold the country piece by piece through downsizes, corporate handouts, and by selling
The Argentinean Dirty War also known as the Process of National Reorganization was the name used by the Argentine Military Government for a period of state terrorism in Argentina from approximately 1974 to 1983. There are a few factors that affected Argentina’s political systems in the 20th century and contributed to the fluctuation between a radical and populist system and authoritarian military dictatorship. I recognized that the major factors included Juan Peron’s leadership, class conflict, Argentinean
Politics is one of the fundamental characteristics of a nation as political parties and policies shape a country’s development and economic stability. When looking at the political history of a nation or region is it impossible to fully understand its current state without investigating its political trajectory. Unlike the political system in The United States, Latin American countries possess a wider range of political factions accounting for a richer political history. An examination of Argentina
Domingo F. Sarmiento is a book which talks about the many topics of government and political situations in which Argentina was involved. Mary Mann is the translator of the book and the introduction is by Ilan Stavans. The time period the story takes place in is the nineteenth century, but the book was written in 1845. The geographic areas in which the events take place are Argentina, Chile, and most of the southernmost part of South America, such as Uruguay and Paraguay. To add to the setting,
In contemporary Argentina, a prominent resistance movement is the Ni Una Menos, a feminist collective that was established in 2015. It’s the most recent, heavily feminised, resistance movement in Argentina. Primarily a movement to combat the issue of gender violence, it has “become a political counterbalance to what many now acknowledge as a region-wide war against women” (Gago, 2017: 1). The movement cites both the Piqueteras and The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo as part of their “genealogy” (Gago
Britain’s first female Prime Minister, leading England for almost eleven years. Nicknamed “ The Iron Lady” associated with her inflexible politics and strong mind , she had created policies that are now know to be called “Thatcherism.”Born on October 13,1925 in Grantham, England, Margaret grew up in a conservative home into a family of grocers and was introduced to politics through her father who was a local businessman and a member of the town council. Margaret married Denis Thatcher in 1951 and a year
A COMPARITIVE STUDY OF ARGENTINA, MEXICO AND BRAZIL INTRODUCTION For populations, especially on the scale that we know them today, societies must have a set of rules in order to function. The government passes the laws, provides law enforcement and protects the nation’s boundaries. Most governments also provide education for its citizens and a wide variety of such services to improve the standard of living. Philosophical theories have been put forth by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Montesquieu about
significant turn in Chile’s society. Also women demonstrated their devotion to their involvement in politics. After a long history of struggle for suffrage movements and human rights, within the late 1900s, women became significant electoral voters. Together, people joined forming grassroots movements and non-governmental organizations devoted to improving conditions for women. Initially, politics had been viewed as an exclusive masculine realm, but now all genders and races had basic human rights
Investigation The focus of this investigation is about the extent of Eva Peron’s influence in Argentine politics from 1946 to her death in 1952. Popular culture paints her as the symbol of Peronism, the heroine of the poor, underrepresented, labor workers, or the descamisados, or “the shirtless ones.” The study will focus on the Perons’ rise to power, as well the period in which they were leaders of Argentina, to the first fall of Peronism. This investigation will be evaluating how influential Eva Peron
Genocide in Argentina and in Chile The military attacks on the people of Chile began in September 1973, and the disappeared would become thousands of citizens who were murdered or kidnapped during the 16 year reign of the Pinochet ideology ending with president Aylwin. From 1973 to 1983, thousands of people would disappear overnight never to be seen again into the 500 concentration camps where they would be tortured and murdered in Argentina. The people of Argentina crimes were to speak out against
Juan Peron in Argentina to Bolivian President Evo Morales and Ollanta Humala in Peru, South American leaders have used the power of the forgotten masses on several occasions against the elites promising radical changes and a better future for their supporters. Populism re-emerged in South America and other parts of Latin America in late 1990’s and early 2000s due to the economic decline and financial crises that affected the region in the late 1990s. After these events, the politics in the region
its social structure, and its political culture in ways that continue to shape Argentina’s reality. No doubt about it, his government brought controversy, and social and political division; however, he still is a well-known figure, not only in Argentina and Latin America, but also in the world. We cannot explain Peron’s government and why he gained so much popularity so fast, without talking about the Argentina’s context when he came to power. During the “Década Infame” (1930-1943), the government
At first, I wanted to write about the role of women in post-colonial Argentina. This topic, as could be expected, is far too broad to even begin addressing in fifteen or so pages. But it is an incredibly important and fascinating topic, and so I instead decided to focus on two women in particular who have shaped Argentina’s history: Eva and Christina Fernández de Kirchner. This is, in a sense, a way of comparing the role of women then and now in two different societies. Knowing the circumstances
the Dominican Republic, Argentina, and Uruguay. Differences in political institutional stability, economic modernization and cultural diversity cultivated my intellectual curiosity as to why some nations experience unique cultural, political, and economic development paths. Studying the conditions that promote cross-national diversity is now my passion amid the field
Latin American Culture Latin America represents 1/10 of the world's population, and geographically can be located from the land extensions of Mexico, until the Patagonia at Argentina. Some of the most relevant elements of today's culture in Latin America are; Religion, Values, Attitudes, Social structure, Social stratification, Language and Gift-giving hospitality. The predominant religion throughout history in Latin America has been Catholicism. From big cities to small villages, churches, basilicas
Economically speaking, Argentina was at the verge of collapse despite its initial strong stability seen at the beginning of Videla’s regime. Argentina adapted a neo-liberal economic system; in addition their initial policies of liberating trade and eliminating price controls were just some policies that would create huge economic problems for Argentina at the time. In order to make up for liberating domestic trade and eliminating price controls control had to be implemented to ensure that the regime