The Legacies of Patrimonial Patriarchalism

Gwynn Thomas

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2011, vol. 636, issue 1, 69-87

Abstract: In Chile, how citizens and political leaders have understood, incorporated, and contested the relationship between the familial and the political has been central to the development of their society. The author examines the ideological influence that familial beliefs had on the process of delegitimizing the presidency of Salvador Allende and legitimizing the military coup through an analysis of political rhetoric surrounding the mobilization of women in the March of the Empty Pots and Pans. The author argues that the march was a pivotal moment in which generalized beliefs about the state’s responsibility for familial welfare, including protecting men’s and women’s familial roles, were transformed into a powerful critique against Allende and his government. The author shows how the arguments put forward by Allende’s opponents drew on embedded beliefs about the relationship between families and politics to frame the emerging debate about the political legitimacy of President Allende.

Keywords: Allende; political legitimacy; conservative women; familial politics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716211398435

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