A brief history of Argentina
By: Jonathan C. Brown
Publisher: Checkmark Books; Infobase Holdings, Inc.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780816057191
Subjects: Histoire; History
Description: Provides an overview of the history of Argentina spanning 12,000 years, focusing on key events and cultural patterns, and examining the economic and political challenges facing the country today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ancient Argentina and the European encounter; title: The Colonial Río de la Plata; title: Imperial reform and conflict in the Río de la Plata; title: Crisis of the colonial order and revolution; title: Agrarian expansion and nation building, 1820-1880; title: The Liberal Age, 1880-1916; title: The decline of liberalism, 1916-1930; title: The rise of populism, 1930-1955; title: The failure of de-Peronization, 1955-1983; title: The neo-liberal age begins.