About The Book

Mariquita's and Juan Manuel's lives corresponded with the major events and processes that shaped the turbulent beginnings of the Argentine nation, many of which also shaped Latin America and the Atlantic World during the Age of Revolution (1750-1850).

About The Author

Jeffrey M. Shumway is an associate professor of history at Brigham Young University. He is the author of The Case of the Ugly Suitor and Other Histories of Love, Gender, and Nation in Buenos Aires, 1776-1870.

Product Details

  • Publisher: UNM Press (November 1, 2019)
  • Length: 352 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826360892

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By tracing the lives of two persons who in their respective ways defy neat categorization, Shumway's book provides a fascinating tour through the tempestuous decades of postcolonial transition in what would become Argentina.--Eduardo Elena, The Americas

A fascinating journey through Argentina's nineteenth century following two remarkable, parallel lives.--Gabriel Di Meglio, University of Buenos Aires

A fascinating journey through Argentina's nineteenth century following two remarkable, parallel lives.--Gabriel Di Meglio, University of Buenos Aires

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