The Creation of Modern Buenos Aires: Football, Civic Associations, Barrios, and Politics, 1912-1943

by Joel Horowitz

The Creation of Modern Buenos Aires examines the impact of civic associations on the culture and the society of Buenos Aires and their ties to politics in the first decades of the twentieth century. The period saw the emergence of the modern political system with true appeals to the voters, tremendous urban growth, and the solidification of a barrio identity.

Historian Joel Horowitz examines four types of organizations: football clubs, bibliotecas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826365744
• ISBN13: 9780826365743
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"