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Book SynopsisThis is a study of nationalism in Argentina, a fundamentalist movement pledged to violence and a dictatorship that came to a head with the notorious disappearances of the 1970s. This radical right-wing movement has left its mark on almost every part of Argentinian society.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Preface
1. The Incubus of Doctrine
The Discourse of Counterrevolution
De Maistre, Menendez Pelayo, and Others
Other Authorities: Renan, Taine, and Maurras
The Ideological Synthesis in Argentina
2. The Threads of Tradition
The Seeds of Clericalism
The Traditionalists
3· Rule by the Capable
The Nativist Reaction
The Impact of War
The Assault on Popular Democracy
4· The Nationalist Crusade
The Right to Good Government
Structure and Personalities
Clericalists, Jews, and Fascists
Social Justice and Anti-Imperialism
Ideological Cross- Fertilizations
5· The Nationalist Revolution
The Ascent of the Nationalists
Social Justice and Peron
The Transitions of Peron
6. Peron and After
The Confrontation with Peron
Peron and the Church
From Lonardi to Illia
7· Authoritarians, Populists, and Revolutionaries
The Doctrine of National Security and the "Argentine Revolution"
The Armed Bands
The Populist Resurgence
The Montoneros
The Process of National Reorganization
The Nationalist Legacy
8. Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
