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OverviewWithin Argentina, Juan Domingo Perón continues to be the subject of exaggerated and diametrically opposed views. A dictator, a great leader, the hero of the working classes and Argentina’s “first worker”; a weak and spineless man dependent on his strongerwilled wife; a Latin American visionary; a traitor, responsible for dragging Argentina into a modern, socially just 20th century society or, conversely, destroying for all time a prosperous nation and fomenting class war and unreasonable aspirations among his client base. Outside Argentina, Perón remains overshadowed by his second wife, Evita. The life of this fascinating and unusual man, whose charisma, political influence and controversial nature continue to generate interest, remains somewhat of a mystery to the rest of the world. Perón remains a key figure in Argentine politics, still able to occupy so much of the political spectrum as to constrain the development of viable alternatives. Jill Hedges explores the life and personality of Perón and asks why he remains a political icon despite the ‘negatives’ associated with his extreme personalism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jill Hedges (Oxford Analytica)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780755602711ISBN 10: 0755602714 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 06 May 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Childhood Chapter 2. The Army Chapter 3. First Steps Chapter 4. Potota Chapter 5. Turning Point? Chapter 6. In the Ascendant Chapter 7. San Juan Chapter 8. San Perón Chapter 9. The First Presidency Chapter 10. The Second Presidency and Into Exile Chapter 11. Isabel Chapter 12. Exile Chapter 13. Return Chapter 14. Life after DeathReviewsAuthor InformationJill Hedges has been Senior Analyst and Deputy Director of Analysis at Oxford Analytica since 2001. She lived in Argentina between 1992-2000, where she was a visiting researcher at the European-Latin America Research Institute (EURAL). Her books include Argentina: A Modern History (2011), and Evita: The Life of Eva Perón (2016). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |