Author: Simon Gabriel Hanson
Publisher:
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Category : Argentina
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Author: Simon G. Hanson
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 294

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Author: Simon Gabriel Hanson
Publisher:
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Category : Argentina
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Author: Simon Gabriel Hanson
Publisher:
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Category : Argentina
Languages : en
Pages : 294

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Author: Simon Gabriel Hanson
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 294

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Author: Simon Gabriel Hanson
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Category : Argentina
Languages : en
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Author: Winthrop R. Wright
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292772971
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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During the nineteenth century, British-owned railways grew under the protection of an Argentine ruling elite that considered railways both instruments and symbols of progress. Under this program of support for foreign enterprise, Argentina had by 1914 built the largest railway network in Latin America. During the first decades of the twentieth century, the railways were successful in following a policy of calculated disregard for Argentine interests in general. However, following the end of World War I, the British economic empire began to decline and Argentine economic nationalism grew. A number of popularistic political movements incorporated economic nationalism into their platforms, and even among the ruling elite there were signs of increasing nationalistic sentiment. Although most studies of economic nationalism have emphasized the importance of the middle-class Radical party in the rise of xenophobia, Winthrop R. Wright's study shows that antiforeign economic nationalism was not entirely a reaction to the conservative elite. Between 1932 and 1938 the nationalistic programs of General Agustin Justo's government—basically a conservative regime—led the British interests to decide to sell their holdings. The British govemment had arrived at a position of supporting the economic withdrawal of the large British-owned firms long before Juan D. Perón appeared on the political scene. Perón combined traditional Argentine economic nationalism with his own scheme to gain power over all elements in Argentina. His solution to the railway problem, although more dramatically executed, did not differ greatly from that of the conservative Justo. Perón purchased the railways outright in 1947–1948, but his use of nationalism was in reality covering his own inability to outbargain Britain and the United States following the conclusion of World War II.

Author: Roger Gravil
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000314618
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 227

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At the opening of the twentieth century, Britain's influence in Argentina was at its peak and resembled, in certain ways, its position in countries such as Australia and Canada. Yet, in the following generation, British preeminence was persistently threatened, and Argentina's prospects plunged into a seemingly irreversible decline. Why did the Anglo-Argentine connection, which appeared so mutually beneficial in 1900, become strained to the breaking point by 1939? This book shows that Britain's efforts in Argentina were usually more pathetic than imperialistic, but that in periods of difficulty (1914 to 1918, and in the 1930s), British pressure unwittingly helped into power a political party that brought destruction, not merely to British interests, but also to the Argentine Republic's future promise.

Author: Charles Smith
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000458121
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250

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This book, first published in 1940, is a systematic analysis of Britain’s principal food supplies and the means by which they are distributed to the people. Its calculates the total quantities of food required to feed the whole nation properly, examines pricing structures and the sources of the food stuffs. Both home produced and imported foods are covered in this survey, as are restrictions in the form of the wartime governmental controls.

Author: Great Britain. Commercial Relations and Exports Dept
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1112

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