LA CULTURA POPULAR ARGENTINA DE CAMBIO DE SIGLO. ELEMENTOS PARA UNA NUEVA EVALUACIÓN.

The article discusses the main elements of Argentine popular culture at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, with a focus on the transformation of Argentina due to a massive immigration and the process of modernization. It is the author's view that the popular culture of that time in Argentina had a strong presence of the so-called high culture, and was not homogeneous but a mixture of elements from dissimilar origins. Other topics discussed include populism, government politics regarding cultural issues, and the development of a concept of "people".