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The 'Nazi Menace' in Argentina 1931-1947
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One of the unanswered questions in the history of the 1930's and 1940's concerns just what the Nazis were up to in Argentina. Here was a country whose population was almost entirely European in origin and outlook, led by a conservative landed elite determined to retain power against the rising forces of socialism and "bolshevism." Here, too, was a substantial German-speaking minority numbering some quarter of a million. Could Argentina, then, have "gone Nazi"?
This is the first complete, thoroughly researched investigation into the myth and reality of Nazi Germany's influence and activities in Argentina. It covers Nazi attempts to penetrate and convert Argentina's German-speaking population, to proselytize the Argentine military and right-wing political groups, and to influence the governments of the period. It also penetrates the maze of forgeries, propaganda, and assorted "dirty tricks" propagated by both the Allies and the Axis, thus providing a factual account of clandestine activities during the war years, and the alleged movement of Nazi war criminals and treasure to Argentina at the war's end.
Among the author's major findings are that Germany in fact had no strategic designs on Argentina, but saw it as a market for export sales and a source of raw materials; that the response of German-Argentines and Argentines in general to Nazism was limited and dictated mostly by opportunism; and that both the British and Argentine governments took the measure of the German challenge calmly and rationally, and that it was the United States that became alarmed over the "Nazi menace."
Despite what the author demonstrates were the reckless and foolish activities of Nazi agents, the U.S. government and media were ignorant and gullible concerning Argentina. The British and antifascist exiles were consequently able to manipulate the United States skillfully through a series of hoaxes, several of which this book exposes. And though Argentina did provide sanctuary to ex-fascists after World War II, Germs were almost certainly outnumbered by Italians, Croats, and East Europeans.
The book is illustrated with some 20 photographs.
Ronald C. Newton is Professor of Latin American History at Simon Fraser University and the author of German Buenos Aires, 1900-1933: Social Change and Cultural Crisis.
This is a reproduction edition from a scanned copy of the following original edition:
Title The "Nazi menace" in Argentina, 1931-1947
Author Ronald C. Newton
Edition illustrated
Publisher Stanford University Press, 1992
ISBN 0804719292, 9780804719292
Length 520 pages
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RAYMOND PIONCARÉ AND THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY
$18.43
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“What happened when a strong statesman found himself confined within the limits of a weak office, the French presidency?” This study answers that question.
Raymond Poincaré tested the presidency within the limits of the French Constitution. He hoped to strengthen the office, but while he did exercise considerably more influence than most French presidents, he found that without a constitutional amendment the President could be important but never dominant, influential but never powerful. On the other hand, his conduct in office discredited the time-honored French witticism that “the president hunts rabbits and does not govern.” His record is not without significance in connection with Europe of the future.
This attempt to weigh the personality and part of the career of one of the French Republic’s outstanding statesmen was judged the best monograph submitted on European history in 1941 and won for Professor Wright the annual prize of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association.
The study of Poincaré’s term in office offers one of the best opportunities to study the French presidency, for more details have come to light on his administration than on that of any other man to hold that office.
At the time of publication in 1942, Gordon Wright was Assistant Professor of History at the University of Oregon.
This is a reproduction edition from a scanned copy of the original:
Title: RAYMOND PIONCARÉ AND THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY
Author: Gordon Wright
Publisher: Stanford University Press 1942
ISBN 080473416X
