The grandchildren of Solano López : frontier and nation in Paraguay, 1904-1936 / Bridget María Chesterton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chesterton, Bridget María, 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chaco War, 1932-1935.

Nationalism--Paraguay--History--20th century.

Nationalism.

Paraguay--History--1870-1938.

Paraguay.

Chaco Boreal (Paraguay and Bolivia)--History--20th century.

Chaco Boreal (Paraguay and Bolivia).

Paraguay--Boundaries--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Paraguay's Chaco frontier unleashed possibly the bloodiest twentieth-century war in the Americas, the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia (1932-35). This study of Paraguayan nationalism analyzes the role of the Chaco frontier in Paraguay's perception of itself during the period leading up to the Chaco War"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introducing the Chaco frontier

Forgetting Solano López : debating the Paraguayan foundational narrative

Managing Rojas Silva : rhetoric and inaction

Comparing eastern and western Paraguay : scientific nationalism

Civilizing the Chaco : the religious arrive

Becoming Guaraní : soldiers, agriculturalists, and poets

Remembering Solano López : the rise of febrerismo

Reconsidering the frontier : the decades following the war.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780826353498

0826353495

OCLC:

857769531