A history of Argentina in the twentieth century / Luis Alberto Romero ; translated by James P. Brennan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Romero, Luis Alberto.

Standardized Title:

Breve historia contemporánea de la Argentina. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Argentina--History--20th century.

Argentina.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 370 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

University Park, Penna. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2002]

Language Note:

Translated from the Spanish.

Summary:

A History of Argentina in the Twentieth Century, originally published in Buenos Aires in 1994, attained instantaneous status as a classic. Written as an introductory text for university students and the general public, it is a profound reflection on the "Argentine dilemma" and the challenges that the country faces as it tries to rebuild democracy. In the book, Romero painstakingly and brilliantly reconstructs and analyzes Argentina's tortuous, often tragic modern history, from the "alluvial society" born of mass immigration, to the dramatic years of Juan and Eva Peron, to the recent period of military dictatorship and democracy. For this first English-language edition, Romero has written a new chapter covering the 1990s and a postscript addressing the economic and political upheavals of early 2002. A rare book combining great erudition with an engaging narrative, it is destined to be the standard English-language history of Argentina for many years to come.

The son of Argentina's greatest twentieth-century historian, Jose Luis Romero, Luis Alberto Romero has emerged as one of the leading historians of his generation in Argentina. Romero's generation is one that has witnessed the most dramatic decades of the country's modern history, the decline of Argentina and its descent into violence, dictatorship, and despair, but also the hopeful if often difficult process of rebuilding democracy since the mid-1980s. Combining the rigor of the professional historian with a passionate commitment to his country's future, Romero's work is a major contribution to our understanding of one of Latin America's most important nations. This translation by James Brennan, himself a leading English-speaking historian of Argentina, makes this valuable book available to a wide readership in the United States and elsewhere in the world.

Contents:

1 1916 1

2 The Radical Governments, 1916-1930 27

3 The Conservative Restoration, 1930-1943 59

4 The Peron Government, 1943-1955 91

5 The Stalemate, 1955-1966 131

6 Dependency or Liberation, 1966-1976 173

7 The "Process," 1976-1983 215

8 Advance and Retreat, 1983-1989 255

9 The Great Transformation, 1989-1999 285

Epilogue: The New Argentina 319

Postcript: January 2002 333.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-363) and index.

ISBN:

0271021918

0271021926

OCLC:

48383478