Dr. Joel Horowitz, professor emeritus of History at St. Bonaventure, examines the impact of civic associations on the culture and society of Buenos Aires and their ties to politics in the first decades of the 20th century in his new book.
“The Creation of Modern Buenos Aires: Football, Civic Associations, Barrios, and Politics, 1912-1943,” published by the University of New Mexico Press, focuses on a period that saw the emergence of the modern political system with true appeals to the voters, tremendous urban growth, and the solidification of a barrio identity.
“The book shows how civic associations helped create the social world of the city, focusing especially on the part they played in the development of the sense of barrio,” Horowitz said.
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