The development and politics of Argentine immigration policy, 1852-1914
Subtitle: to govern is to populate
By: Donald S. Castro.
Series: A Distinguished dissertation ;; v. 22; Distinguished dissertation series ;; v. 22.
Publisher: Mellen Research University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Argentina -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History.
Description: "A readable and highly informative history of immigration policy in Argentina. Shows that immigrants came to the country because of perceived economic opportunities, rather than because of specific government recruitment programs. Based on the author's 1970 doctoral dissertation"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--University of California, Los Angeles, 1970)