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Santa Evita: The Mother Of The Descamisados: An Analysis Of The Rhetoric Of Eva Peron, Gabriela Andrea Masut
Santa Evita: The Mother Of The Descamisados: An Analysis Of The Rhetoric Of Eva Peron, Gabriela Andrea Masut
Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios
Santa Evita: The mother of the descamisados is an analysis of the rhetoric of Eva Peron, her ability to deliver a public communication primarily focused on the descamisados (shirtless ones), represented by the poor men, women, and workers of Argentina. By wrapping her rhetoric with personal imagery and ritual symbolism that alleged the Peronist doctrine, Eva Peron successfully cemented those social classes to her own right, identifying herself in the figure of a descamisada to secure devotion from them and legitimize her political role.
This thesis uses myth criticism as a methodology applied to the ideology of Peronism. The premise …
Nicaragua's Survival: Choices In A Neoliberal World, Stanley G. Hash Jr.
Nicaragua's Survival: Choices In A Neoliberal World, Stanley G. Hash Jr.
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
In January 1990 the Nicaraguan electorate chose to abandon the failing Sandinista Revolution in favor of the economic neoliberal rubric. However, since 1990 Nicaragua's economy has been stagnant. Today it is one of the four poorest states in Latin America having been one of the wealthiest before 1975.
The purpose of this work is to explain Nicaragua's poor performance since 1990. The hypothesis is that domestic independent variables are central to recovery and are the underlying causes of Nicaragua's failure to fully recover.
The abuses of the Somozas' ancien régime before the 1979 revolution are well documented; less well documented …
Keeping Up Appearances: British Identity And 'Prestige' In South America, 1910-1925, Matthew Elliott Street Butler
Keeping Up Appearances: British Identity And 'Prestige' In South America, 1910-1925, Matthew Elliott Street Butler
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
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