The Visible and Invisible Liga Patriótica Argentina, 1919-28: Gender Roles and the Right Wing1
Year: 1984
Type: article
Abstract: R IGHT-WING nationalist groups have long fascinated scholars and observers of twentieth-century Argentina. Yet Liga Patriotica Argentina, once described as the most powerful political association in country between 1919 and 1922, has not received attention that its size and influence warrant.2 The Liga's campaign against workers in post-World War I years merits study not only because it weakened labor movement, but also because it foreshadowed antileftist tendencies of fuiture nationalistic leaders, including Juan Domingo Peron. Another important reason for examining Liga is that it does not fit image of Argentine right that historians have created. According to most of literature, right wing has consisted exclusively of men; and it has devoted itself to ideological formulations, political maneuvers, and, on occasion, violence. The
Author: Sandra F. McGee
Language: English
Topic: Argentine historical studies
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2326547478