Slatta, a professor of history at North Carolina State University at Raleigh and the author of Cowboys of the Americas (1990).
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/09/1992
"Fascinating...[Slatta's book] makes a major contribution to our understanding of the impact of economic growth on rural Argentina while reminding us that development has a complex human dimension."--American Historical Re-view. "Slatta has sought to rescue [the gaucho] from his admirers and detractors, and to render him intelligible. The result is an original piece of research set firmly in the mainstream of Argentine history ...[that] constantly retains the reader's interest."--Hispanic American Historical Review. "[It] is a joy to read and a pleasure to recall, one of the finest portraits of a segment of Latin American society that I have ever read."--Pacific Historian. "[A] successful revision of the traditional approaches to Argentine history. Nicely balancing social, economic, and political views, Slatta presents a detailed picture of the gaucho in Argentine history and literature."--The Americas. Although as much romanticized as the American cowboy, the Argentine gaucho lived a persecuted, marginal existence, beleaguered by mandatory passports, vagrancy laws, and forced military service.The story of this nineteenth-century migratory ranch hand is told in vivid detail by Richard W.
Slatta, a professor of history at North Carolina State University at Raleigh and the author of Cowboys of the Americas (1990).
Slatta, a professor of history at North Carolina State University at Raleigh and the author of Cowboys of the Americas (1990).
- ISBN:
- 9780803292154
- 9780803292154
- Category:
- General & world history
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 01-09-1992
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- University of Nebraska Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 273
- Dimensions (mm):
- 203x133x19mm
- Weight:
- 0.33kg
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