In Search of the Lost Decade
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In Search of the Lost Decade

Everyday Rights in Post-Dictatorship Argentina

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In Search of the Lost Decade

Everyday Rights in Post-Dictatorship Argentina

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In 1983, following a military dictatorship that left thousands dead and disappeared and the economy in ruins, RaĂșl AlfonsĂ­n was elected president of Argentina on the strength of his pledge to prosecute the armed forces for their crimes and restore a measure of material well-being to Argentine lives. Food, housing, and full employment became the litmus tests of the new democracy. In Search of the Lost Decade reconsiders Argentina's transition to democracy by examining the everyday meanings of rights and the lived experience of democratic return, far beyond the ballot box and corridors of power. Beginning with promises to eliminate hunger and ending with food shortages and burning supermarkets, JenniferAdair provides an in-depth account of the AlfonsĂ­n government's unfulfilled projects to ensure basic needs against the backdrop of a looming neoliberal world order. As it moves from the presidential palace to the streets, this original book offers a compelling reinterpretation of post-dictatorship Argentina and Latin America's so-called lost decade.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9780520973282
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Latin American & Caribbean History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. In Search of the Lost Decade
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. CONTENTS
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. The Breakdown of Authoritarian Rule
  10. 2. The Campaign for a Democratic Argentina
  11. 3. “With Democracy One Eats”: The Programa Alimentario Nacional
  12. 4. “Chernobyl Chickens”: Economic Planning and the Caso Mazzorín
  13. 5. “Dear Mr. President”: The Transition in Letters
  14. 6. Democratic Pasts, Neoliberal Futures: Hyperinflation and the Road to Austerity
  15. Epilogue: Carrying Forward the Promise of 1983
  16. Notes
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index