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Author: Colin M. Lewis
Publisher: Short Histories
Published: 2002-10
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom pre-Columbus to the recent military regimes, this is an accessible survey of Argentina, its development, key events and the causes behind its turbulent history.
Author: Félix Luna
Publisher:
Published: 2000-04-01
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9789504904038
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a brilliant portrait of Argentine history between the first foundation of Buenos Aires and the years following the collapse of Peron's second presidency. By focusing on each determining event, the author not only analyzes a particular historical moment but also sheds light on present times. History, in last instance, is a useful instrument for understanding the present reality of every country. In this comprehensive, pleasant and easy to read book, Felix Luna offers all his wisdom for the reader to reflect upon the constitution and the development of a complex -and many times contradictory- but very interesting society. A Short History of the Argentinians should be read by every person wishing to understand the basis upon which the peculiarity of Argentina and its inhabitants is founded. Whether you are a student, a teacher, a businessman or businesswoman eager to participate in any of the countless activities this country offers you, you will find all you want to know about Argentina in one book.
Author: Felix Luna
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9789871144877
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Felix Luna
Publisher: Planeta Argentina
Published: 2024-09-01
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9878221636
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis delightful book, first published in 1993, is the slightly edited version of the sixteen lectures of a course Luna had just taught, and the traces of orality are part of its appeal. It shows two of his singular facets. "Félix Luna occupies a place that is just as singular as it is essential for those of us who are committed to the knowledge and spread of history. He wrote several remarkable books, among which I have chosen two that are, in my opinion, outstanding: El 45 and Ortiz. He also promoted a fundamental undertaking, Todo es Historia, significant in attracting fresh readers and encouraging new researchers, who enjoyed the opportunity to rub shoulders in this monthly publication with the most prominent historians of the moment. This delightful book, first published in 1993, is the slightly edited version of the sixteen lectures of a course Luna had just taught, and the traces of orality are part of its appeal. It shows two of his singular facets. The first is the ability to create an intelligent synthesis of four centuries of Argentine history, which is an extremely difficult task for the specialized historian. The second is the skill for presenting the result in a way that attracts and captivates his readers". LUIS ALBERTO ROMERO
Author: Jonathan C. Brown
Publisher: Brief History
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780816083619
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArgentina has a population that ranks among the most educated and skilled in Latin America, and its middle class has historically been large and politically engaged. Yet Argentina remains mired in economic instability, chronic unemployment, strict class divisions, and political corruption. Still, Argentines refuse to accept their current conditions. There has been a continuous effort to address the injustices and tyranny that occurred during the Dirty War (1976-83) and the two-decade silence that followed the military dictatorship. Additionally, in a significant demonstration of progress, October 2007 marked the first time a woman was elected president. Continuing where the first edition ended and spanning more than 12,000 years of history, A Brief History of Argentina, Second Edition thoroughly and comprehensively explores the country's obstacles and triumphs and discusses how they will affect Argentina's future. Coverage includes A comprehensive summary of Argentina's diverse geography and its varied natural resources The effects of neoliberalism on Argentina's large working class and urban poor, culminating in the caserola movement, the piqueteros movement, and the birth of the cartoneros The impact a changing global economy has had within Argentina's borders The rich culture of Argentina, which has fostered five Nobel laureates, vibrant cities that draw millions of tourists annually, and sports teams that have won multiple world championships Basic facts, a chronology, a bibliography, and a list of suggested reading make up the appendixes. Book jacket.
Author: Valeria Manzano
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2014-04-28
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 1469611635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis social and cultural history of Argentina's "long sixties" argues that the nation's younger generation was at the epicenter of a public struggle over democracy, authoritarianism, and revolution from the mid-twentieth century through the ruthless military dictatorship that seized power in 1976. Valeria Manzano demonstrates how, during this period, large numbers of youths built on their history of earlier activism and pushed forward closely linked agendas of sociocultural modernization and political radicalization. Focusing also on the views of adults who assessed, and sometimes profited from, youth culture, Manzano analyzes countercultural formations--including rock music, sexuality, student life, and communal living experiences--and situates them in an international context. She details how, while Argentines of all ages yearned for newness and change, it was young people who championed the transformation of deep-seated traditions of social, cultural, and political life. The significance of youth was not lost on the leaders of the rising junta: people aged sixteen to thirty accounted for 70 percent of the estimated 20,000 Argentines who were "disappeared" during the regime.
Author: Gabriela Nouzeilles
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2002-12-25
Total Pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780822329145
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Author: Robert D. Crassweller
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780393305432
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author succeeds admirably in defining and describing the complex phenomenon known as Peronism, as well as the distinctive ethos from which it sprang. He also provides a concise history of Argentina, a biography of Juan Peron (and his comparably mythic wife Evita) and in a postscript reviews events in Argentina since Peron's death in 1974....Crassweller brings Peron into clear focus.
Author: Lawrence Thornton
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 1991-11-01
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 0553345796
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Remarkable . . . deeply inventive . . . Thorton has imagined Argentina truly; his inspired fable troubles and feeds our own intriguing imagining.”—Los Angeles Times Imagining Argentina is set in the dark days of the late 1970's, when thousands of Argentineans disappeared without a trace into the general's prison cells and torture chambers. When Carlos Ruweda's wife is suddenly taken from him, he discovers a magical gift: In waking dreams, he had clear visions of the fates of “the disappeared.” But he cannot “imagine” what has happened to his own wife. Driven to near madness, his mind cannot be taken away: imagination, stories, and the mystical secrets of the human spirit. Praise for Imagining Argentina “A harrowing, brilliant novel.”—The New Yorker “A powerful new novel . . . Thorton seems to have wedded his study of such writers as Borges and Marquez with thy his own instinctive gift for metaphor, and in doing so, created his own brand of magical realism”—The New York Times “Imagining Argentina is a slim volume filled with beautiful writing. It is an exciting adventure story. It is a haunting love story. And it is a story for all time.”—Detroit Free Press “The writing is crystalline, the metaphors compelling . . . Its central theme is universal.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “In a time when much North American fiction is contained by crabbed realism, Thorton takes for his material one of the bleaker recent instances of human cruelty, sees in it the enduring nobility of the human spirit and imagines a book that celebrates that spirit.”—The Washington Post Book World “A powerful first novel and a manifesto for the memorializing power of literature.”—The New York Times Book Review “A profoundly hopeful book.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Author: Andrew Graham-Yooll
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781780601885
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