La société guerrière. Pratiques, discours et valeurs militaires au Rio de la Plata 1806-1852

After the legitimacy crisis opened by Ferdinand VII’s capture war raged for more than half a century over the vast territory of Rio de la Plata. During this period, the local people placed war at the very center of social life, which lead to alarming levels of military mobilization and eventually th...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a35fb15285ce46e5a20f6207e1a0b7102021-12-02T10:34:44ZLa société guerrière. Pratiques, discours et valeurs militaires au Rio de la Plata 1806-18521626-025210.4000/nuevomundo.59181https://doaj.org/article/a35fb15285ce46e5a20f6207e1a0b7102010-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/59181https://doaj.org/toc/1626-0252After the legitimacy crisis opened by Ferdinand VII’s capture war raged for more than half a century over the vast territory of Rio de la Plata. During this period, the local people placed war at the very center of social life, which lead to alarming levels of military mobilization and eventually the terminal collapse of the central State. This dissertation raises questions about the social conditions of this total and protracted state of war. It first analyzes the transformation of social values, behavioral patterns, and institutional forms. Then it recreates the military practices that sustained the war effort for decades via massively coercive recruiting systems, guerrilla tactics and a combat order that mimicked the rural population’s way of life. Proper identification of the social mechanics that characterize this newly established “warrior society” proves a crucial fact: its constitutive elements were as much a consequence as a cause of the state of war.Alejandro M. RabinovichCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsarticleArgentinarevolutionmilitaryHispanic AmericaState-buildingAnthropologyGN1-890Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENFRPTNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos (2010)
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FR
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topic Argentina
revolution
military
Hispanic America
State-building
Anthropology
GN1-890
Latin America. Spanish America
F1201-3799
spellingShingle Argentina
revolution
military
Hispanic America
State-building
Anthropology
GN1-890
Latin America. Spanish America
F1201-3799
Alejandro M. Rabinovich
La société guerrière. Pratiques, discours et valeurs militaires au Rio de la Plata 1806-1852
description After the legitimacy crisis opened by Ferdinand VII’s capture war raged for more than half a century over the vast territory of Rio de la Plata. During this period, the local people placed war at the very center of social life, which lead to alarming levels of military mobilization and eventually the terminal collapse of the central State. This dissertation raises questions about the social conditions of this total and protracted state of war. It first analyzes the transformation of social values, behavioral patterns, and institutional forms. Then it recreates the military practices that sustained the war effort for decades via massively coercive recruiting systems, guerrilla tactics and a combat order that mimicked the rural population’s way of life. Proper identification of the social mechanics that characterize this newly established “warrior society” proves a crucial fact: its constitutive elements were as much a consequence as a cause of the state of war.
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author Alejandro M. Rabinovich
author_facet Alejandro M. Rabinovich
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title La société guerrière. Pratiques, discours et valeurs militaires au Rio de la Plata 1806-1852
title_short La société guerrière. Pratiques, discours et valeurs militaires au Rio de la Plata 1806-1852
title_full La société guerrière. Pratiques, discours et valeurs militaires au Rio de la Plata 1806-1852
title_fullStr La société guerrière. Pratiques, discours et valeurs militaires au Rio de la Plata 1806-1852
title_full_unstemmed La société guerrière. Pratiques, discours et valeurs militaires au Rio de la Plata 1806-1852
title_sort la société guerrière. pratiques, discours et valeurs militaires au rio de la plata 1806-1852
publisher Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains
publishDate 2010
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