Familia en tiempos de guerra. Reflexiones a propósito de la Guerra del Paraguay (1864-1870)

This article analyzes the role of the family in the Paraguayan War as a paradigmatic case of nineteenth century Latin American wars, albeit one that possesses its own particularities. It shows how, over the course of the war, gender relations were upset and family and household structures were disar...

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Main Author: Potthast, Barbara
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Language:Spanish
Editor: El Colegio de México, A.C. 2025
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description This article analyzes the role of the family in the Paraguayan War as a paradigmatic case of nineteenth century Latin American wars, albeit one that possesses its own particularities. It shows how, over the course of the war, gender relations were upset and family and household structures were disarticulated. One particularity here was the early involvement of women in the war economy, giving continuity to an already existing tradition of cottage  industries and trade. Another aspect unique in  contemporary Latin America was the displacement of families from their homes to faraway places and strict control over their economic and political activities. This was accompanied by a practice of shared family responsibility.
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spelling oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article-50102025-06-27T15:39:44Z The Family in Times of War: Reflections on the Paraguayan War (1864-1870) Familia en tiempos de guerra. Reflexiones a propósito de la Guerra del Paraguay (1864-1870) Potthast, Barbara Paraguay historia social de la guerra estructura familiar mujeres infancias siglo XIX Paraguay social history of war family structure women childhood 19th Century This article analyzes the role of the family in the Paraguayan War as a paradigmatic case of nineteenth century Latin American wars, albeit one that possesses its own particularities. It shows how, over the course of the war, gender relations were upset and family and household structures were disarticulated. One particularity here was the early involvement of women in the war economy, giving continuity to an already existing tradition of cottage  industries and trade. Another aspect unique in  contemporary Latin America was the displacement of families from their homes to faraway places and strict control over their economic and political activities. This was accompanied by a practice of shared family responsibility. En este artículo se analiza el papel de la familia en la Guerra del Paraguay como caso paradigmático de las guerras latinoamericanas del siglo XIX, que, además, tiene algunas particularidades. Se muestra cómo, en el curso de la guerra, se transtornaron las relaciones de género y se desarticularon las estructuras de las familias y de los hogares. Una particularidad paraguaya fue el temprano involucramiento de las mujeres en la economía de guerra, dando continuidad a una ya constituida tradición de economía familiar y de  comercio. Otra singularidad del caso paraguayo en el contexto  latinoamericano contemporáneo fue el desplazamiento de las familias de sus hogares a lugares lejanos y el control estricto de sus actividades económicas y políticas. Esto iba de la mano de una práctica de una política de  corresponsabilidad familiar. El Colegio de México, A.C. 2025-06-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/5010 10.24201/hm.v75i1.5010 Historia Mexicana; Vol. 75, Núm. 1 (297) julio-septiembre 2025; 255-286 2448-6531 0185-0172 spa https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/5010/5607 https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/5010/5619 Derechos de autor 2025 Historia Mexicana
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social history of war
family structure
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Potthast, Barbara
Familia en tiempos de guerra. Reflexiones a propósito de la Guerra del Paraguay (1864-1870)
title Familia en tiempos de guerra. Reflexiones a propósito de la Guerra del Paraguay (1864-1870)
title_alt The Family in Times of War: Reflections on the Paraguayan War (1864-1870)
title_full Familia en tiempos de guerra. Reflexiones a propósito de la Guerra del Paraguay (1864-1870)
title_fullStr Familia en tiempos de guerra. Reflexiones a propósito de la Guerra del Paraguay (1864-1870)
title_full_unstemmed Familia en tiempos de guerra. Reflexiones a propósito de la Guerra del Paraguay (1864-1870)
title_short Familia en tiempos de guerra. Reflexiones a propósito de la Guerra del Paraguay (1864-1870)
title_sort familia en tiempos de guerra reflexiones a proposito de la guerra del paraguay 1864 1870
topic Paraguay
historia social de la guerra
estructura familiar
mujeres
infancias
siglo XIX
Paraguay
social history of war
family structure
women
childhood
19th Century
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family structure
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childhood
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