Argentina - A Short History

From an inauspicious start as a muddy backwater of Imperial Spain to a globalrading economy, Colin M. Lewis traces the rise and fall of Argentina in thisuthoritative history. At the heart of this survey is the theme of paradox:hy has a country with such enormous economic potential, and such cultralophistication, suffered so badly in recent years?;Focusing particularly onhe 19th and 20th centuries, the author outlines the key events, fromndependence to the "dirty war", and from the Falklands conflict to theconomic and political crises of 2001. He also traces the tumultuous careersf such figures as Rosas, Roca, the Perons and Carlos Menem.;Offering annsight into Argentina, this text explores the paradoxes of economic growthnd instability, of corruption and democracy, of aspiration, achievement andisillusionment that characterize this land of the conquistadores.