Cowboys and constructions: Nationalist representations of pastoral life in post-Portalian Chile.

Examines the political ideology, cultural nationalism and the establishment of identity in Chile during the twentieth century. Reference to the origin of the huaso cowboy; Perceptions of nation and culture in the context of socio-political, economic and demographic transformation; Information on the emergence of the huaso cowboy; Significance of the term huaso in Chile; Details on the existence of the huaso legend and nationalist representations of pastoral life.