To belong in Buenos Aires : Germans, Argentines, and the rise of a pluralist society / Benjamin Bryce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryce, Benjamin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germans--Argentina--Buenos Aires--Ethnic identity--History.

Germans.

Ethnicity--Argentina--Buenos Aires--History.

Ethnicity.

Nationalism--Argentina--Buenos Aires--History.

Nationalism.

Cultural pluralism--Argentina--Buenos Aires--History.

Cultural pluralism.

History.

Buenos Aires (Argentina)--Emigration and immigration--History.

Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Emigration and immigration.

Germans--Ethnic identity.

Argentina--Buenos Aires.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxi, 223 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2018]

Summary:

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a massive wave of immigration transformed the cultural landscape of Argentina. Alongside other immigrants to Buenos Aires, German speakers strove to carve out a place for themselves as Argentines without fully relinquishing their German language and identity. Their story sheds light on how pluralistic societies take shape and how immigrants negotiate the terms of citizenship and belonging. Focusing on social welfare, education, religion, language, and the importance of children, Benjamin Bryce examines the formation of a distinct German-Argentine identity. Through a combination of cultural adaptation and a commitment to Protestant and Catholic religious affiliations, German speakers became stalwart Argentine citizens while maintaining connections to German culture. Even as Argentine nationalism intensified and the state called for a more culturally homogeneous citizenry, the leaders of Buenos Aires's German community advocated for a new, more pluralistic vision of Argentine citizenship by insisting that it was possible both to retain one's ethnic identity and be a good Argentine. Drawing parallels to other immigrant groups while closely analyzing the experiences of Argentines of German heritage, Bryce contributes new perspectives on the history of migration to Latin America, and on the complex interconnections between cultural pluralism and the emergence of national cultures. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : the future of ethnicity

Social welfare, paternalism, and the making of German Buenos Aires

Children, language, and the rise of pluralist society

The language of citizenship : curriculum and the Argentine state

An unbounded nation? : local interests and imperial aspirations

Transatlantic religion and the boundaries of community

The language of religion : children and the future

Conclusion : citizenship and ethnicity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bryce, Benjamin, author. To belong in Buenos Aires

ISBN:

9781503601536

1503601536

OCLC:

984512036