| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 53 |
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McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 53.
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| Contents |
The Arrival of "Turcos" in Argentina -- ¡Viva Berón! The Political Integration of Arab-Argentines -- "For an Arab, There Can Be Nothing Better Than Another Arab" -- From Opening Railroad Stores to Running the Province: Arab Immigrants and the Peronization of Tucumán -- The "New Lords of the Levant" in Santiago del Estero and Their Support for Peronism |
| Summary |
"Argentina's populist movement, led by Juan Perón, welcomed people from a broad range of cultural backgrounds to join its ranks. Unlike most populist movements in Europe and North America, Peronism was of an inclusive nature, rejecting racism and xenophobia. In Peronism as a Big Tent Raanan Rein and Ariel Noyjovich examine Peronism's attempts at garnering the support of Argentines of Middle Eastern origins--be they Jewish, Maronite, Orthodox Catholic, Druze, or Muslim--in both Buenos Aires and the interior provinces. By following the process that started with Perón's administration in the mid-1940s and culminated with the 1989 election of President Carlos Menem, of Syrian parentage, Rein and Noyjovich paint a nuanced picture of Argentina's journey from failed attempts to build a mosque in Buenos Aires in 1950 to the inauguration of the King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center in the nation's capital in the year 2000. Peronism as a Big Tent reflects on Perón's own evolution, from perceiving Argentina as a Catholic country with little room for those outside the faith to embracing a vision of a society that was multicultural and that welcomed and celebrated religious plurality. The legacy of this spirit of inclusiveness can still be felt today."-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Translation of: Los muchachos peronistas árabes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed Janurary 17, 2022) |
| Subject |
Arabs -- Political activity -- Argentina -- History -- 20th century
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Peronism -- History -- 20th century
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American.
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Arabs -- Political activity
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Peronism
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Argentina
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Noyjovich, Ariel, author.
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Sadek, Isis, 1977- translator.
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| ISBN |
9780228010111 |
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022801011X |
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9780228010128 |
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0228010128 |
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