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History and International Relations
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What is History and International Relations?
History and International Relations is a field examining the impact of World War I on Latin America, including its effects on international relations, media coverage, cultural impact, diplomacy, social change, historiography, and national identity.
This field encompasses 12,371 papers focused on World War I's influence in Latin America. Key works analyze economic disruptions from the war's outbreak in 1914, which tested primary-export-based economies in peripheral countries like those in South America. Studies also cover diplomacy, national identity formation, and political shifts in the region during and after the global conflict.
Topic Hierarchy
Research Sub-Topics
Latin American Neutrality during World War I
Historians analyze diplomatic strategies of neutrality adopted by most Latin American states amid WWI pressures from Allied and Central Powers. Research examines economic dependencies influencing formal declarations.
Economic Impact of World War I on Latin America
Studies quantify trade disruptions, export booms in nitrates/commodities, and inflation effects across countries like Argentina and Chile during WWI. Analyses link disruptions to industrialization spurts.
Media Coverage of World War I in Latin America
Researchers investigate newspaper portrayals, propaganda dissemination, and public opinion formation in cities like Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro regarding the European conflict.
German Communities in Latin America during World War I
This sub-topic explores experiences of German immigrants/descendants in Brazil, Argentina, facing internment, sabotage accusations, and identity shifts amid WWI hostilities.
Historiography of World War I in Latin America
Scholars review evolving interpretations from peripheral war views to recognition of regional agency, critiquing Eurocentric narratives in dependency theory frameworks.
Why It Matters
World War I reshaped Latin American economies through the 1914 collapse of export markets, forcing adaptations that exposed strengths and weaknesses in primary-export models, as detailed in "South America and the First World War" by Bill Albert and Paul Henderson (1988), which received 126 citations. This analysis informs modern understandings of peripheral economies' vulnerabilities during global crises. Argentine politics between 1880 and 1916, explored in "El orden conservador: La política argentina entre 1880 y 1916" by Karen L. Remmer (1979) with 73 citations, shows how conservative orders influenced military and diplomatic responses leading into the war era, evidenced by later army involvement in "The Army and Politics in Argentina, 1928-1945" by Robert A. Potash (1969). These insights apply to current international relations by highlighting enduring patterns in Latin American diplomacy and identity amid global conflicts.
Reading Guide
Where to Start
"South America and the First World War" by Bill Albert and Paul Henderson (1988) provides an accessible entry with its clear analysis of economic disruptions from 1914, offering concrete examples of war's international relations effects on Latin America.
Key Papers Explained
"South America and the First World War" by Bill Albert and Paul Henderson (1988) sets the economic context for regional impacts, which "El orden conservador: La política argentina entre 1880 y 1916" by Karen L. Remmer (1979) builds upon by detailing pre-war political foundations in Argentina. "The Army and Politics in Argentina, 1928-1945" by Robert A. Potash (1969) extends this into post-war military dynamics. "Los alemanes en Guatemala : 1828-1944" by Regina Wagner (1996) complements with foreign influence examples, while "NACIONES Y NACIONALISMO, 1919-1933" (2015) addresses nationalism outcomes.
Paper Timeline
Most-cited paper highlighted in red. Papers ordered chronologically.
Advanced Directions
Research continues to trace World War I's historiography in Latin American national identity, drawing from established works like those on Argentine politics and South American economics, amid absence of recent preprints.
Papers at a Glance
| # | Paper | Year | Venue | Citations | Open Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NACIONES Y NACIONALISMO, 1919-1933 | 2015 | — | 248 | ✕ |
| 2 | Lifeblood: oil, freedom, and the forces of capital | 2014 | Choice Reviews Online | 181 | ✕ |
| 3 | Los orígenes del totalitarismo | 1981 | — | 181 | ✕ |
| 4 | Los alemanes en Guatemala : 1828-1944 | 1996 | Medical Entomology and... | 142 | ✕ |
| 5 | Modernidad y holocausto | 1997 | — | 137 | ✕ |
| 6 | South America and the First World War | 1988 | Cambridge University P... | 126 | ✕ |
| 7 | The Army and Politics in Argentina, 1928-1945 | 1969 | Stanford University Pr... | 117 | ✕ |
| 8 | Endless empire: Spain's retreat, Europe's eclipse, America's d... | 2013 | Choice Reviews Online | 112 | ✕ |
| 9 | New Rich, New Poor, New Russia | 2019 | — | 77 | ✕ |
| 10 | El orden conservador: La política argentina entre 1880 y 1916 | 1979 | Hispanic American Hist... | 73 | ✓ |
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the economic impact of World War I on South America?
The collapse of the export economy in August 1914 created testing conditions for peripheral countries in South America. "South America and the First World War" by Bill Albert and Paul Henderson (1988) explains how restructuring highlighted strengths and weaknesses of primary-export-based models. These changes influenced long-term international relations and trade dependencies.
How did World War I affect Argentine politics?
"El orden conservador: La política argentina entre 1880 y 1916" by Karen L. Remmer (1979) documents the conservative political order preceding the war. "The Army and Politics in Argentina, 1928-1945" by Robert A. Potash (1969) shows army involvement in post-war politics. These works link war-era diplomacy to military influence in national identity.
What role did Germans play in Guatemala during the World War I period?
"Los alemanes en Guatemala : 1828-1944" by Regina Wagner (1996) examines German presence in Guatemala spanning the World War I era. The study covers their contributions to diplomacy and social change amid global conflict. It provides historiography on foreign communities' impact on Latin American international relations.
How does historiography address national identity in Latin America after World War I?
"NACIONES Y NACIONALISMO, 1919-1933" (2015) analyzes nationalism in the post-World War I period. The paper, with 248 citations, traces influences on national identity through diplomacy and cultural shifts. It connects to broader themes of social change in Latin American international relations.
What methods are used to study World War I's cultural impact in Latin America?
Papers employ historiography and archival analysis of media coverage and diplomacy. For example, "South America and the First World War" by Bill Albert and Paul Henderson (1988) uses economic records to assess cultural and social repercussions. These approaches reveal war's role in reshaping national identity.
Open Research Questions
- ? How did World War I-induced economic restructuring in Latin America influence long-term diplomatic alignments with European powers?
- ? In what ways did media coverage of World War I shape national identity narratives in peripheral Latin American countries?
- ? What unresolved tensions from World War I diplomacy persisted in Argentine army politics through 1945?
- ? How do German immigrant communities in Guatemala exemplify broader patterns of cultural impact from global conflicts on Latin American historiography?
Recent Trends
The field maintains 12,371 works with no specified 5-year growth rate.
Citation leaders include "NACIONES Y NACIONALISMO, 1919-1933" (2015, 248 citations) on post-1919 nationalism and "South America and the First World War" by Bill Albert and Paul Henderson (1988, 126 citations) on economic effects.
No recent preprints or news coverage indicate steady focus on World War I's diplomatic and cultural legacies in Latin America.
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