Title :
Agrarian Fields of Culture
Author :
Girbal-Blacha, Noemí M.
Author_Institution :
Professor and doctor in history at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (1969–1972), fellow investigator of the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), and full professor of the Universidad Nacional de Qu
Abstract :
Argentina´s original settlement was spurred by the spread of rural agricultural production. Two centuries later, we may ask: What remains of this cultural legacy and how has it shaped modern Argentina? This question is the central theme of the following brief historical review of a country of almost 3 million square kilometers, much of which is devoted to agriculture.
Keywords :
Agriculture; Cows; Cultural differences; Greenhouses; Production; Sugar industry; Telephone poles; Textile industry; Wine industry; Wool; Agriculture; Argentina; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Humans;
Journal_Title :
Pulse, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPUL.2010.937242
