Political Toys: Perón’s gifts for children, 1946-55

Political Toys: Perón’s gifts for children, 1946-55

BENDESKY, Mora

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With the intention of attracting Argentinean children, the Peronist government gave away 36 million toys during its nine years in power. Looking both at the objects given away, and at the system of distribution, this paper makes a historical reconstruction of a series of events that were instrumental for the creation of a Peronist mythology and the consequent gaining of political support.

With the intention of attracting Argentinean children, the Peronist government gave away 36 million toys during its nine years in power. Looking both at the objects given away, and at the system of distribution, this paper makes a historical reconstruction of a series of events that were instrumental for the creation of a Peronist mythology and the consequent gaining of political support.

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DOI: 10.5151/design-icdhs-032

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BENDESKY, Mora; "Political Toys: Perón’s gifts for children, 1946-55", p-145-148. In: Farias, Priscila Lena; Calvera, Anna; Braga, Marcos da Costa & Schincariol, Zuleica (Eds.). Design frontiers: territories, concepts, technologies [=ICDHS 2012 - 8th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies]. São Paulo: Blucher, 2012. São Paulo: Blucher, 2014.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/design-icdhs-032