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 subject 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 of transatlantic print networks such as the book trade, and translations from Britain, France, and Spain.
Developing our understanding of the post-independence cultural landscape, the study investigates a hitherto unexamined debate that was at the heart of state building in Buenos Aires. It simultaneously challenges traditional male-centred accounts of the period and serves as a counterpoint to historic feminist approaches to print culture.
IONA MACINTYRE lectures in Hispanic Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
Details
First Published: 18 Mar 2010
13 Digit ISBN: 9781855661967
Pages: 224
Size: 23.4 x 15.6
Binding: Hardback
Imprint: Tamesis Books
Series: Monografías A
Subject:
Hispanic StudiesBIC Class: GTB
Details updated on 07 Sep 2010
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Post-Independence Transformation in Buenos Aires
- 3 Defensa del bello sexo
- 4 Doña María Retazos and La Matrona Comentadora
- 5 Cartas sobre la educación del bello sexo por una señora americana
- 6 La Argentina
- 7 La Aljaba
- 8 Conclusion
