Abstract

TEITELBAUM, Vanesa. The realm of ethnic mutual societies in Tucumán: Inter-associative relations, leaderships and ties to public power between the last third of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Av. Cesor [online]. 2017, vol.14, n.16, pp.19-44. ISSN 1514-3899.

The present article explores the realm of associations, especially mutualism, as one of the main ethnical expressions within the urban environment of Tucumán. Mainly, it addresses the configuration of inter-associative connections, the building up of leadership within mutual societies, and their ties with local public power, as they were forged and revealed in assemblies, board-committee sessions and other forms of typical meetings of mutual life, such as festivities of ethnic societies or honor receptions to European travelers. Such issues –which have hardly been examined in Tucumán- will be researched from social history perspectives, whilst remaining open to cultural and political phenomena. Therefore, we focus the study on San Miguel de Tucumán, the capital, administrative and commercial center of the province, during the formative period of mutual societies, which is comprised approximately between the last third of 19th century and the early decades of the 20th. To carry out this task, we turned primarily to documents from the immigrant’s mutual associations, such as statutes, regulations, assembly minutes and board commission books, all of which was complemented by data obtained from the local press.

Keywords : Mutualism; Ethnic leaders; Assemblies; Celebrations; Visits.

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