Essays in Argentine Labour History, 1870-1930

1. Front Matter

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2. The Political Economy of Labour in Argentina 1870–1930

   • Jeremy Adelman

   Pages 1-34

3. Workers’ Housing and Living Conditions in Buenos Aires, 1880–1930

   • Leandro H. Gutiérrez, Juan Suriano

   Pages 35-51

4. Between Rise and Fall: Self-Employed Workers in Buneos Aires, 1850–1880

   • Luis Alberto Romero, Hilda Sabato

   Pages 52-71

5. Typographical Workers and their Mutualist Experience: The Case of the Sociedad Tipográfica Bonaerense, 1857–80

   • Silvia Badoza

   Pages 72-90

6. The Harvest Hand: Wage-Labouring on the Pampas, 1880–1914

   • Jeremy Adelman

   Pages 91-111

7. Work and Conflict in the Meat-packing Industry, 1900–30

   • Mirta Zaida Lobato

   Pages 112-141

8. The Labour Movement and the Historical Conjuncture: Córdoba, 1917–21

   • Ofelia Pianetto

   Pages 142-159

9. Trade Union Organisation: Some Forgotten Aspects

   • Ruth Thompson

   Pages 160-176

10. Economic Restructuring and Labour Scarcity: Labour in the 1920s

    • Colin M. Lewis

    Pages 177-198

11. Intellectuals, Universities and the Social Question: Argentina, 1898–1916

    • Eduardo A. Zimmermann

    Pages 199-216

12. Barrio Societies, Libraries and Culture in the Popular Sectors of Buenos Aires in the Inter-war Period

    • Leandro H. Gutiérrez, Luis Alberto Romero

    Pages 217-234

13. Back Matter

    Pages 235-243

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From 1870 to 1930 Argentina underwent massive changes. The development of the working classes shaped the direction of those changes by promoting democratization and economic redistribution. This text looks at the formation and weaknesses of the Argentine working classes during this period.

• conflict
• culture
• democratization
• development
• economy
• labour movement
• organization
• organizations
• political economy
• restructuring
• trade union
• Union
• university
• work

• University of Essex, UK

  Jeremy Adelman

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