THE BEASTLEY'S MOMENT: THE METROPOLITAN POLICE OF BUENOS AIRES AND THE EXPULSION OF FOREIGNERS (1896-1904) by Albornoz, Martín, Galeano, Diego Antonio

“…The article analyzes the problem of the expulsion of foreigners suspected to be criminals or anarchists, taking as a time frame the actions of Buenos Aires police from 1896 to 1904, when Francisco Beazley was the chief of the police. Focusing on the intersection of two different historiographic traditions –one having crime and police as its object of study, and the other focused on the emergence of anarchism- research is aimed at understanding immigrant deportation mechanisms before and after the Residence Act (1902) was approved. …”
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