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Book SynopsisAs the strongest opposition party during the 1890s, the Radical Party created a system of open confrontation and political competition. This study offers not merely a revised version of the party's story but also a new perspective on the politics of the nation as a whole.
Trade Review'A meticulous history of late nineteenth-century Argentine party politics.' The Times Literary Supplement
'Paula Alonso's book is … a most timely contribution that comes to fill that void … she has produced an original and persuasive book on one of the key periods in Argentine political history … the book provides the reader with a compelling history and a renewed awareness of the complex consequences of contact.' Journal of Latin American Studies
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The political arena; 2. Mounting an opposition; 3. The short-lived Unión Cívica; 4. The radicals in action: part I; 5. The radicals in action: part II; 6. The decline of the Radical Party; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
