Women and print culture in post-independence Buenos Aires:

The woman question was a subject of discussion in post-independence Buenos Aires, reflected in the press and in the book world where writers contemplated the nature, role and status of women, linking the subjects to topics such as political transition, reform, modernisation, regional conflict and pa...

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Main Author: Macintyre, Iona (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK Tamesis Books 2010
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Colección Támesis Serie A, Monografias ; 284
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:The woman question was a subject of discussion in post-independence Buenos Aires, reflected in the press and in the book world where writers contemplated the nature, role and status of women, linking the subjects to topics such as political transition, reform, modernisation, regional conflict and patriotic culture. This examination of a varied body of works dating from the 1820s, consisting of pamphlets, a history book, conduct literature and periodical literature, demonstrates the impact on these discussions of transatlantic print networks such as the book trade, and translations from Britain, France, and Spain
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-214) and index
Post-independence transformation in Buenos Aires -- Defensa del bello sexo -- Doña Maria Retazos and La Matrona Comentadora -- Cartas sobre la educación del bello sexo por una señora americana -- La Argentina -- La Aljaba
Physical Description:216 S. 24 cm
ISBN:9781855661967