Synopses & Reviews
This book describes the development of Buenos Aires during the period from 1910 to the early 1940s, focusing on the role of politics and local government in the evolution of the city.
Review
"...an uplifting, as well as scholarly, introduction to one of South America's great cities." Times Literary Supplement"With this book on municipal administration and growth in the city of Buenos Aires, political historian Richard J. Walter makes a significant contribution to the study of twentieth-century Latin American urban history." The Americas"The book is also illuminating regarding the political culture and electoral behavior of the local inhabitants." Raul Garcia Heras, Latin American Research Review
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-268) and index.
Table of Contents
Preface; 1. Buenos Aires Before World War I; 2. Prelude to Reform; 3. Reform and Its Consequences; 4. A New Council; 5. Buenos Aires in the 1920s; 6. Noel and the Council: Round One; 7. Noel and the Council: Round Two; 8. Cantilo, Colectivos, and Subways; 9. Conservative Resurgence: Guerrico and Naón; 10. Vedia y Mitre and the Council: Round One; 11. 1936; 12. Vedia y Mitre and the Council: Round Two; 13. Old Business; 14. Democracy Under Siege; 15. Buenos Aires in the Early 1940s; Appendix; Bibliography.