SPAN 44 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Oliverio Girondo, Lunfardo, Leading Actor
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Modernity, modernization and nostalgia in the cosmopolitan city: the case of buenos. Last time we were talking about argentina we looked at the problematics of the mid 19th century. The territory of argentina was small compared to the nation state would become at the end of the 19th century. Patagonia, in the indigenous people, not yet subjected to the power of the argentine state. The gran chaco, part of paraguay 1890, continuous territory, no division. All the territory to the southern most tip is under the control of the nation state of argentina. When you expand your territory you need to opulated. In order to attract they offered land to european settlers. Beginning of the end of the gaucho life . Begins massive migration to the city of buenos aires. Some people by the plots of land, and they become concentrated in a few hands.
