De la “Suiza de América” al “Uruguay como problema”. La génesis del pensamiento de Alberto Methol Ferré
The uruguayan society has very often tended to consensuate throughout its history over an idyllic auto-perception of its country. However, there has been another tradition of critical thought that has emphasized on a militant reply over that notion. Among those who were in this perspective, perhaps...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholm University Press
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Iberoamericana: Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.iberoamericana.se/articles/426 |
| Summary: | The uruguayan society has very often tended to consensuate throughout its history over an idyllic auto-perception of its country. However, there has been another tradition of critical thought that has emphasized on a militant reply over that notion. Among those who were in this perspective, perhaps no one has been more prominent than Alberto Methol Ferré (1929–2009). His importance has reciently become more noticeable due to the 50th anniversary of his most representative work, “Uruguay as a problem”. The following text offers a guideline to deepen into the roots of his political and intelectual identity. On that direction, some features of the context are presented –both personal and general– so as to then immerse with more specificity into the knowledge of its author, as well as to comprehend the genesis of his classical book, published in 1967 for the first time. Resumen La sociedad uruguaya ha tendido a consensuar a menudo a lo largo de su historia una autopercepción idílica sobre su país. Sin embargo, ha existido otra tradición de pensamiento crítico que hizo foco en la réplica militante a esa noción. Entre quienes podrían integrarse en esa perspectiva, tal vez ninguno haya sido más emblemático que Alberto Methol Ferré. (1929–2009) Ello se ha vuelto más visible al cumplirse en 2017 el cincuentenario de su obra más representativa, “El Uruguay como problema”. En el siguiente texto se ofrece una hoja de ruta para profundizar en torno a las raíces de su identidad política e intelectual. En esa dirección, se presentan primero algunas claves de contexto –tanto general como personal– para ingresar luego con mayor especificidad en el conocimiento de su autor y en la comprensión de la génesis de su clásico libro, editado por primera vez en 1967. |
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| ISSN: | 0046-8444 2002-4509 |