Politics and Education in Argentina, 1946-1962

by Monica Rein

Overview

This study focuses on the formal education system in Argentina during the 1940s, the 1950s, and the early 1960s. It analyzes the link between politics and education against the backdrop of changing social conditions in Argentina under the regimes of Peron, Lonardi and Aramburu (the Liberating Revolution), and Frondizi, by evaluating textbooks, official bulletins, childrens' periodicals, speeches, and personal interviews.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765602091
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/31/1997
Series:	Latin American Realities Series
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Mónica Esti Rein, born in Argentina, received her Ph.D. in history from the School of History at Tel Aviv University. She teaches history at Levinsky College of Education in Tel Aviv and has published various articles on Argentine education in the twentieth century. She also works as a school history textbook consultant in Israel and trains teachers of history.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I The Peronization of the Education System; Chapter 1 Politics and Ideology in Peronist Argentina; Chapter 2 “The Only Privileged People in the New Argentina”; Chapter 3 “A Message of Light”; Chapter 4 Repression and Resistance The Battle for Control of the Universities; Part II The De-Peronization of the Education System (1955–1962); Chapter 5 “The Tyrant Is Gone, Long Live the Tyranny!”; Chapter 6 Stamping Out Peronism; Chapter 7 Democratization on a Limited Warranty; Chapter 8 “Secular or Free” Defining the University during the Frondizi Era; conclusion Conclusion;

Editorial Reviews

Focuses on the formal education system during a period of political upheavals, economic ups and downs, and social crises. Analyzes the link between politics and education, especially how the successive regimes of Peron, Londardi and Aramburu's Liberating Revolution, and Frondizi used education as a tool to legitimize and support their goals. Based on a doctoral dissertation, in Hebrew, for the University of Tel Aviv (no date noted). Paper edition (unseen), $23.95 Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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