Chimneys In The Desert: Industrialization in Argentina During the Export Boom years, 1870-1930 - Couverture rigide

Rocchi, Fernando

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0804750122 ISBN 13 : 9780804750127

Editeur : Stanford University Press, 2005

Synopsis

This book offers new topics and new perspectives on the economic history of Argentina before the 1930 Depression. It focuses on the evolution of early industrialization in a country primarily associated with cattle-ranching and agriculture, and single-mindedly characterized as a case of a successful export economy. Taking an original approach, the book cross-examines traditional economic issues such as production and finances, and new cultural patterns, such as consumption, the role of women, paternalism, and ideology.

The first years of Argentina's industrialization, from the 1870s to the 1920s, coincided with a time of great innovation, a brisk turn from tradition, and quick modernization. This book shows that industry not only helped Argentina's economy along, but spearheaded its modernization. It challenges the long-lasting "canonical version" that industry was a victim of a capital market and a state extremely hostile to manufacturing. Access to financing for industrial endeavors was much easier than previously thought, while the state supported industry through tariffs.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Fernando Rocchi is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of History at the University of Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stanford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0804750122
• ISBN 13: 9780804750127
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416
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