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Liberal Thought in Argentina, 1837-1940 is the first compilation of primary sources that document the history and tradition of liberalism in Argentina throughout the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century. With only two exceptions, none of the works have ever been translated into English before. The writings in the volume are complemented by a new introduction, editorial footnotes, a chronology, and brief biographies of the authors of the original texts.

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  1. Cover
  2. p. 1
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
  2. pp. 2-5
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. 6-9
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. ix-xxxii
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  1. 1: Liberalism during the Dictatorship of Rosas (1837–1850)
  1. Juan Bautista Alberdi: The Argentine Republic, Thirty-seven Years after the May Revolution (1847)
  2. pp. 3-26
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  1. Esteban Echeverría: Symbolic Words (1837) (Excerpts)
  2. pp. 27-47
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  1. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento: Civilization and Barbarism: The Life of Juan Facundo Quiroga: Introduction to the 1845 Edition
  2. pp. 48-57
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  1. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento: The United States (1847) (Excerpt)
  2. pp. 58-112
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  1. 2: The Framework of the National Constitution (1852–1860)
  1. Juan Bautista Alberdi: Bases and Starting Points for the Political Organization of the Argentine Republic (1852) (Excerpts)
  2. pp. 115-176
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  1. Juan Bautista Alberdi: The Economic and Revenue System of the Argentine Confederation According to Its Constitution of 1853 (Excerpts)
  2. pp. 177-215
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  1. Part 1 of the Constitution of the Argentine Nation (1853—1860—1866)
  2. pp. 216-222
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  1. 3. Liberalism in a New Nation (1857–1879)
  1. Bartolomé Mitre: Protection of Agriculture (1857)
  2. pp. 225-229
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  1. Bartolomé Mitre: On Trade (1869)
  2. pp. 230-235
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  1. Bartolomé Mitre: Chivilcoy Speech (1868) (Excerpt)
  2. pp. 236-244
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  1. Bartolomé Mitre: Governments as Business Managers (1869)
  2. pp. 245-249
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  1. José Hernández: Governments as Business Managers (1869)
  2. pp. 250-252
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  1. Bartolomé Mitre: Immigration (1870)
  2. pp. 253-256
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  1. Nicolás Avellaneda: On Laws Concerning Public Lands: Conclusion (1865)
  2. pp. 257-263
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  1. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento: The Social Contract in the Argentine Republic (1879)
  2. pp. 271-276
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  1. 4. Liberalism in Government and in Opposition (1880–1910)
  1. Leandro N. Alem: Speech on the Federalization of Buenos Aires (1880)
  2. pp. 279-283
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  1. The Omnipotence of the State Is the Negation of Individual Liberty (1880)
  2. pp. 284-289
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  1. Presidential Messages (1881–1886)
  2. pp. 290-293
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  1. Speech on the Common Education Act (1883)
  2. pp. 294-300
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  1. Speech on the Common Education Act (1883)
  2. pp. 301-307
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  1. Roque Sáenz Peña: Speech on the American “Zollverein” (1889) (Conference of the Pan-American Union)
  2. pp. 308-313
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  1. Speech at the National Senate (1891)
  2. pp. 314-318
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  1. Declaration of Principles (1891)
  2. pp. 319-324
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  1. Speech in the Debate on a Mandatory National Language for Schools (1896)
  2. pp. 325-332
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  1. Speech on the Customs Act (1894)
  2. pp. 333-335
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  1. Speech on the Residence Act (1904)
  2. pp. 336-338
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  1. Juan Bautista Justo: Signor Lorini’s Monetary Theory (1904)
  2. pp. 339-344
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  1. José Nicolás Matienzo: Representative Federal Government in the Argentine Republic (1910)
  2. pp. 345-362
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  1. 5. Liberalism on the Defensive (1912–1940)
  1. Message on the Electoral Reform (Buenos Aires, February 29, 1912)
  2. pp. 365-372
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  1. The Protectionist Fallacy (1916)
  2. pp. 373-374
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  1. Dissenting Opinion in Ercolano, Agustín v. Lanteri Renshaw, Julieta (1922)
  2. pp. 375-386
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  1. Message and Bill of the Executive Declaring the Need to Amend Articles 42, 46, 67, Section 7, and 75 and 87 of the National Constitution (1923)
  2. pp. 387-391
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  1. Internal Taxation (1924)
  2. pp. 392-404
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  1. Civilization Is the Work of the People, Not of the Rulers (1932) (Excerpts)
  2. pp. 405-410
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  1. Letter to a Martian (1933)
  2. pp. 411-415
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  1. Speech Delivered as Guest of Honor of the British Chamber of Commerce in the Argentine Republic at Lunch in the Plaza Hotel, July 11, 1940
  2. pp. 416-426
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  1. Short Biographies
  2. pp. 427-430
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  1. Chronology
  2. pp. 431-432
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 433-448
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