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"In the best tradition of subaltern studies, Ricardo Salvatore goes to the military records, court cases, and police files that most reveal the testimony of the popular classes. His book represents the most complete and nuanced analysis of the lives of peons, migrants, itinerants, and common soldiers--including their dress, family relationships, interaction with the Rosista state, and demands for liberty in the job market. "Wandering Paysanos" is both theoretically sophisticated and richly documented."--Jonathan C. Brown, University of Texas
List of contents
Acknowledgments ix
Tables and Illustrations xiii
Introduction 1
1. The Ways of the Market 25
2. Cash Nexus and Conflict 61
3. Provincianos’ Paths to Work 95
4. Class by Appearance 129
5. The Power of Laws 161
6. The Making of Crime 197
7. The Experience of Punishment 232
8. Regiments: Negotiation and Protest 262
9. Deserters’ Reasons 295
10. Memories of War 325
11. Rituals of Federalism 361
12. Subalterns and Progress 394
Conclusion 423
Notes 429
Glossary 493
References 497
Index 517
About the author
Ricardo D. Salvatore is Professor of Modern History at Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires. He is coeditor of Crime and Punishment in Latin America: Law and Society since Late Colonial Times and Close Encounters of Empire: Writing the Cultural History of U.S.–Latin American Relations, both published by Duke University Press.
Summary
Examining the experiences of peasants and peons, or paysanos, in the Buenos Aires province during Juan Manuel de Rosas' dictatorial regime (1829-1852), this title covers a multiplicity of subaltern voices that speak about issues of importance for the history of post-independence Argentina: markets, legal authority, politics, and public memory.
