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Workers’ Housing and Living Conditions in Buenos Aires, 1880–1930

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Essays in Argentine Labour History 1870–1930

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The population of the city of Buenos Aires grew remarkably between 1896 and 1930. Censual statistics are an eloquent testimony (Table 2.1).

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© 1992 Jeremy Adelman

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Gutiérrez, L.H., Suriano, J. (1992). Workers’ Housing and Living Conditions in Buenos Aires, 1880–1930. In: Adelman, J. (eds) Essays in Argentine Labour History 1870–1930. St Antony’s Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12383-4_2

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