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After a promising start as a prosperous and liberal democratic nation at the end of the nineteenth century, Argentina descended into instability and crisis. This stark reversal, in a country rich in natural resources and seemingly bursting with progress and energy, has puzzled many historians. In Civilizing Argentina, Julia Rodriguez takes a sharply contrary view, demonstrating that Argentinas turn of fortune is not a mystery but rather the ironic consequence of schemes to civilize the nation in the name of progressivism, health, science, and public order.With new medical and scientific information arriving from Europe at the turn of the century, a powerful alliance developed among medical, scientific, and state authorities in Argentina. These elite forces promulgated a political culture based on a medical model that defined social problems such as poverty, vagrancy, crime, and street violence as illnesses to be treated through programs of social hygiene. They instituted programs to fingerprint immigrants, measure the bodies of prisoners, place wives who disobeyed their husbands in houses of deposit, and exclude or expel people deemed socially undesirable, including groups such as labor organizers and prostitutes. Such policies, Rodriguez argues, led to the destruction of the nations liberal ideals and opened the way to the antidemocratic, authoritarian governments that came later in the twentieth century.
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I was disappointed with this book. The focus on science felt too technical and less about the actual history I was looking for. Maybe it's just not for me, but I was hoping for something more engaging.
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Sofia Kim
Not what I expected
I was disappointed with this book. The focus on science felt too technical and less about the actual history I was looking for. Maybe it's just not for me, but I was hoping for something more engaging.
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Sofia Kim
Not what I expected
I was disappointed with this book. The focus on science felt too technical and less about the actual history I was looking for. Maybe it's just not for me, but I was hoping for something more engaging.
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Lucia Gonzalez
A fascinating read on Argentina's evolution
I picked up this book expecting a dry history, but it’s anything but! The way it connects science and medicine to the development of the modern state in Argentina is eye-opening. Definitely a great addition for anyone interested in Latin American studies.
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Lucia Gonzalez
A fascinating read on Argentina's evolution
I picked up this book expecting a dry history, but it’s anything but! The way it connects science and medicine to the development of the modern state in Argentina is eye-opening. Definitely a great addition for anyone interested in Latin American studies.
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