Izquierda, trabajadores y orden oligárquico, 1880-1900

Studies on the origins of the Argentine labor movement argue that the late nineteenth century working class faced exclusion and high levels of repression. The growing influence of Anarchist and Socialist agitators within the nascent unions, it is said, was a response to reactionary governing elites...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f268a91366194cae85657d78604530152021-12-02T10:34:18ZIzquierda, trabajadores y orden oligárquico, 1880-19001626-025210.4000/nuevomundo.80446https://doaj.org/article/f268a91366194cae85657d78604530152020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/80446https://doaj.org/toc/1626-0252Studies on the origins of the Argentine labor movement argue that the late nineteenth century working class faced exclusion and high levels of repression. The growing influence of Anarchist and Socialist agitators within the nascent unions, it is said, was a response to reactionary governing elites and harsh, abusive forms of capitalism. Based on the study of the most significant labor conflicts, protests and public rallies of the 1880-1900 period, this essay suggest that this approach requires revision. It shows that Argentina’s liberal political framework played an important role in channeling the workers’ collective action. Furthermore, it suggests that both government and opposition, as well as the press, regarded strikes and mobilization as legitimate means to further labor’s interests. In sum, workers’ demands were negotiated through, not against, the institutional forms of Argentina’s liberal, capitalist republic. Integration into the political order, rather than resistance, was the most significant aspect of worker’s politics.Roy HoraCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsarticleArgentinaLeftLabor MovementProtestStateAnthropologyGN1-890Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENFRPTNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos (2020)
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FR
PT
topic Argentina
Left
Labor Movement
Protest
State
Anthropology
GN1-890
Latin America. Spanish America
F1201-3799
spellingShingle Argentina
Left
Labor Movement
Protest
State
Anthropology
GN1-890
Latin America. Spanish America
F1201-3799
Roy Hora
Izquierda, trabajadores y orden oligárquico, 1880-1900
description Studies on the origins of the Argentine labor movement argue that the late nineteenth century working class faced exclusion and high levels of repression. The growing influence of Anarchist and Socialist agitators within the nascent unions, it is said, was a response to reactionary governing elites and harsh, abusive forms of capitalism. Based on the study of the most significant labor conflicts, protests and public rallies of the 1880-1900 period, this essay suggest that this approach requires revision. It shows that Argentina’s liberal political framework played an important role in channeling the workers’ collective action. Furthermore, it suggests that both government and opposition, as well as the press, regarded strikes and mobilization as legitimate means to further labor’s interests. In sum, workers’ demands were negotiated through, not against, the institutional forms of Argentina’s liberal, capitalist republic. Integration into the political order, rather than resistance, was the most significant aspect of worker’s politics.
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title Izquierda, trabajadores y orden oligárquico, 1880-1900
title_short Izquierda, trabajadores y orden oligárquico, 1880-1900
title_full Izquierda, trabajadores y orden oligárquico, 1880-1900
title_fullStr Izquierda, trabajadores y orden oligárquico, 1880-1900
title_full_unstemmed Izquierda, trabajadores y orden oligárquico, 1880-1900
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