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Within Argentina, Juan Domingo Perón continues to be the subject of exaggerated and diametrically opposed views. A dictator, a great leader, the hero of the working classes and Argentina's “first worker”; a weak and spineless man dependent on his strongerwilled wife; a Latin American visionary; a traitor, responsible for dragging Argentina into a modern, socially just 20th century society or, conversely, destroying for all time a prosperous nation and fomenting class war and unreasonable aspirations among his client base.
Outside Argentina, Perón remains overshadowed by his second wife, Evita. The life of this fascinating and unusual man, whose charisma, political influence and controversial nature continue to generate interest, remains somewhat of a mystery to the rest of the world. Perón remains a key figure in Argentine politics, still able to occupy so much of the political spectrum as to constrain the development of viable alternatives. Jill Hedges explores the life and personality of Perón and asks why he remains a political icon despite the 'negatives' associated with his extreme personalism.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Childhood
Chapter 2. The Army
Chapter 3. First Steps
Chapter 4. Potota
Chapter 5. Turning Point?
Chapter 6. In the Ascendant
Chapter 7. San Juan
Chapter 8. San Perón
Chapter 9. The First Presidency
Chapter 10. The Second Presidency and Into Exile
Chapter 11. Isabel
Chapter 12. Exile
Chapter 13. Return
Chapter 14. Life after Death
Product details
Published | 08 Apr 2021 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 280 |
ISBN | 9780755602681 |
Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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