The Politics of the Past in an Argentine Working-Class Neighbourhood (Anthropological Horizons)

The Argentine dictatorship of 1976 to 1983 set out to transform Argentine society. Employing every means at its disposal - including rampant violation of human rights, union busting, and regressive economic policies - the dictatorship aimed to create its own kind of order. Lindsay DuBois's __The Politics of the Past__ explores the lasting impact of this authoritarian transformative project for the people who lived through it. DuBois's ethnography centres on José Ingenieros, a Buenos Aires neighbourhood founded in a massive squatter invasion in the early 1970s, and describes how the military government's actions largely subdued a politically engaged community. DuBois traces how state repression and community militancy are remembered in José Ingenieros and how the tangled and ambiguous legacies of the past continued to shape ordinary people's lives years after the collapse of the military regime. This rich and evocative study breaks new ground in its exploration of the complex relationships between identity, memory, class formation, neoliberalism, and state violence. The Argentine Dictatorship Of 1976 To 1983 Set Out To Transform Argentine Society. Employing Every Means At Its Disposal - Including Rampant Violation Of Human Rights, Union Busting, And Regressive Economic Policies - The Dictatorship Aimed To Create Its Own Kind Of Order. Lindsay Dubois's The Politics Of The Past Explores The Lasting Impact Of This Authoritarian Transformative Project On The People Who Lived Through It. Dubois's Ethnography Centres On Jose Ingenieros, A Buenos Aires Neighbourhood Founded In A Massive Squatter Invasion In The Early 1970s, And Describes How The Military Government's Actions Largely Subdued A Politically Engaged Community. Dubois Traces How State Repression And Community Militancy Are Remembered In Jose Ingenieros And How The Tangled And Ambiguous Legacies Of The Past Continued To Shape Ordinary People's Lives Years After The Collapse Of The Military Regime. This Study Breaks New Ground In Its Exploration Of The Complex Relationships Between Identity, Memory, Class Formation, Neoliberalism, And State Violence.--jacket. 1. Introduction -- 2. 'this Is Not A Shanty Town' -- 3. Toma, Its Origins, And The Early Years, 1968-1976 -- 4. Repression And Reorganization, 1976-1982 -- 5. After Reorganization, 1982-1992 -- 6. History Workshop : An Exercise In Popular Memory -- 7. Narrative Truths -- 8. Of Memory, Trash, And Politics -- 9. Conclusion : The Weight Of History -- App. A. Peronist Identities. Lindsay Dubois. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [263]-278) And Index. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Contents 8 List of Illustrations 10 Acknowledgments 12 1 Introduction 18 2 'This Is Not a Shanty Town' 35 Histories 60 3 The Toma, Its Origins, and the Early Years, 1968–1976 62 4 Repression and Reorganization, 1976–1982 100 5 After Reorganization, 1982–1992 128 Memories 146 6 The History Workshop: An Exercise in Popular Memory 148 7 Narrative Truths 175 8 Of Memory, Trash, and Politics 195 9 Conclusion: The Weight of History 222 Epilogue 231 Appendix A: Peronist Identities 238 Appendix B: Chronology 247 Glossary 250 A 250 B 250 C 250 D 251 E 251 G 251 I 252 J 252 L 252 M 252 N 252 O 252 P 253 Q 253 S 253 T 253 U 253 V 253 Notes 254 Bibliography 280 Index 296