Catholicism and Politics in Argentina, 1810-1960

A rare study of Catholicism in Latin-American politics prior to Vatican II, this work examines the role of Catholics and Catholic theology in the development of Argentine political history. The author challenges standard interpretations in arguing that Argentine authoritarianism derives principally from the Enlightenment offshoots of liberalism and popular nationalism. The author argues that the tension between these strains, and a broad humanistic cultural framework informed by the Catholic tradition, helps to explain Argentine political instability, while shedding new light on leaders and movements, and especially Peronism.

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List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Acronyms - Glossary - PART 1 - Religion, Society and Politics in Argentina, 1810-1920 - The Catholic Revival, 1920s-1950s - PART 2 - Catholicism and Nationalism, 1930-1939 - War, Crisis and Military Intervention, 1939-1944 - Catholicism and Peronism, 1945-1954 - Ecclesia contra Peronum, 1954-1955 - Secularism revisited, 1955-1960 - Conclusion - Appendix I: Argentine Catholicity in Figures - Appendix II: Text of Catholic Action's First Flyer of Leaflet Campaign, 1936 - Bibliography - Index