{"product_id":"manana-es-san-peron-9780842050296","title":"Mañana es San Perón","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe regime of Juan Per-n is one of the most studied topics of Argentina''s contemporary history. This new book_an English translation of a highly popular, critically acclaimed Spanish language edition_provides a new perspective on the intriguing Argentinian leader. Mariano Plotkin''s cultural approach makes Per-n''s popularity understandable because it goes beyond Per-n''s charismatic appeal and analyzes the Per-nist mechanisms used to generate political consent and mass mobilization. Ma-ana es San Per-n is the first book to focus on the cultural and symbolic dimensions of Per-nism and populism. Plotkin also presents important material for the study of populism and the modern state in this region. \u003cp\u003e Ma-ana es San Per-n explores the creation of myths, symbols, and rituals which constituted the Peronist political imagery. This political imagery was not designed to reinforce the legitimacy of a political system defined in abstract terms, but to assure the undisputed loyalty of different\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo theme in Argentin history has attracted greater scholarly scrutiny than Peronsim. Professor Plotkin's addition to this massive corpus focuses on a topic that, if not exactly understudied, seems less saturated than others: the nature and function of Peronist propaganda in political festivals, primary education, and semiofficial institutions. Plotkin's approach is consistently and scrupulously fair. Manana es San Peròn provides an original perspective. * Hispanic American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003eWell-written and well-researched. * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 I: The Crisis and Consensus in Argentine Society and the Rise of Perón Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 The Crisis of the Liberal Consensus in Argentine Society Chapter 5 Perón and the Problem of Consensus Part 6 II: The Appropriation of Symbolic Space: Political Ritual and the Charisma of Perón Chapter 7 Introduction Chapter 8 The First of May and the Seventeenth of October: The Origin of Two Rituals Chapter 9 May Day, the Seventeenth of October, and the Struggle of Symbolic Space Part 10 III: Education and Politics: The Political Socialization of Youth Chapter 11 Introduction Chapter 12 The Reorganization of the Educational System during the Perónist Regime (1943-1955) Chapter 13 The Politicization of Education: \"Perónist\" Textbooks for Primary Schools Part 14 IV: The Generation of Passive Consensus Chapter 15 Introduction Chapter 16 The Fundación Eva Perón; or, the Regime's Long Arm Chapter 17 The \"Perónization of Women and the Youth\" Chapter 18 Conclusions Chapter 19 Bibliography Chapter 20 Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038798872919,"sku":"9780842050296","price":37.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/manana-es-san-peron-9780842050296","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}