The frontier and nation in Paraguay, 1904-1936 Chesterton, Bridget Mar�ia 1973- creator text bibliography Electronic books. nmu 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color), portraits "Paraguay's Chaco frontier unleashed possibly the bloodiest twentieth-century war in the Americas, the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia (1932-35). This study of Paraguayan nationalism analyzes the role of the Chaco frontier in Paraguay's perception of itself during the period leading up to the Chaco War"--Provided by publisher. Introducing the Chaco frontier -- Forgetting Solano L�opez : debating the Paraguayan foundational narrative -- Managing Rojas Silva : rhetoric and inaction -- Comparing eastern and western Paraguay : scientific nationalism -- Civilizing the Chaco : the religious arrive -- Becoming Guaran�i : soldiers, agriculturalists, and poets -- Remembering Solano L�opez : the rise of febrerismo -- Reconsidering the frontier : the decades following the war. Bridget Mar�ia Chesterton. Includes bibliographical references and index. s-py--- s-bo--- Chaco War, 1932-1935 Nationalism Paraguay History 20th century Paraguay History 1870-1938 Chaco Boreal (Paraguay and Bolivia) History 20th century Paraguay Boundaries History 20th century F2688 .C44 2013eb 989.2/06 Chesterton, Bridget Mar�ia. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013 xii, 179 pages (DLC) 2013012723 9780826353498 (e-book) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10757408 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10757408 CaPaEBR 130418 ebr10757408 eng