Juan Perón: The Life of the People's Colonel
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Overview
Within Argentina, Juan Domingo Perón continues to be the subject of exaggerated and diametrically opposed views. A dictator, a great leader, the hero of the working classes and Argentina’s “first worker”; a weak and spineless man dependent on his strongerwilled wife; a Latin American visionary; a traitor, responsible for dragging Argentina into a modern, socially just 20th century society or, conversely, destroying for all time a prosperous nation and fomenting class war and unreasonable aspirations among his client base.
Outside Argentina, Perón remains overshadowed by his second wife, Evita. The life of this fascinating and unusual man, whose charisma, political influence and controversial nature continue to generate interest, remains somewhat of a mystery to the rest of the world. Perón remains a key figure in Argentine politics, still able to occupy so much of the political spectrum as to constrain the development of viable alternatives. Jill Hedges explores the life and personality of Perón and asks why he remains a political icon despite the ‘negatives’ associated with his extreme personalism.
Exploring the life of Juan Domingo Perón, Jill Hedges offers a more balanced view of
Perón and his influence on Latin American politics.
One of the only works on Perón available in the English language
Considers both the ‘positives’ and ‘negatives’ associated with Perón and Perónism
Follows on from Jill Hedge’s acclaimed biography of Perón’s wife, Evita
Introduction
Chapter 1. Childhood
Chapter 2. The Army
Chapter 3. First Steps
Chapter 4. Potota
Chapter 5. Turning Point?
Chapter 6. In the Ascendant
Chapter 7. San Juan
Chapter 8. San Perón
Chapter 9. The First Presidency
Chapter 10. The Second Presidency and Into Exile
Chapter 11. Isabel
Chapter 12. Exile
Chapter 13. Return
Chapter 14. Life after Death
- Title: Juan Perón: The Life of the People's Colonel
- Author: Jill Hedges
- Publisher: I.B. Tauris
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 280
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780755602681, 9780755602728, 0755602722, 0755602684
- Resource ID: LLS:9780755602681
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T13:02:50Z
Jill Hedges has been Senior Analyst and Deputy Director of Analysis at Oxford Analytica since 2001. She lived in Argentina between 1992-2000, where she was a visiting researcher at the European-Latin America Research Institute (EURAL). Her books include Argentina: A Modern History (2011), and Evita: The Life of Eva Perón (2016).