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The Nationalism Syndrome in Argentina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Julio A. Fernández
Julio A. Fernández*
Affiliation:
University of California, Santa Barbara
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This study is a modest attempt to examine some general aspects of nationalism in the Argentine context. It should be mentioned at the start that there is no comprehensive definition for nationalism and in this connection it may be useful to explore some of the various ways in which the term is employed.

Professor Toynbee defines nationalism as “a state of mind in which we give our paramount political loyalty to one fraction of the human race—to the particular tribe of which we happen to be tribesmen.” Professor Ebenstein describes nationalism since the French Revolution as “one of the driving forces of domestic, imperial, and international politics.” From his observation of Western countries, Myrdal prefers to view nationalism in terms of “an irrational force, driving … [western countries] to more disruptive policies internationally than are in their own long-term interests.”

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Research Article
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Journal of Inter-American Studies , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , October 1966 , pp. 551 - 564
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Copyright © University of Miami 1966

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* The author wishes to thank Professor Russell H. Fitzgibbon for his guidance and criticism of the manuscript.

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