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21. Irish Ingleses: The Irish Immigrant Experience in Argentina, 1840-1920 (Irish Abroad) by Helen Kelly | |
Hardcover: 250
Pages
(2009-06-16)
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22. Argentina: A Short History by Colin M. Lewis | |
Paperback: 272
Pages
(2002-10-01)
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Rather a shallow history of Argentina
Good Snapshot about Argentina
Deceptive Title |
23. Civilizing Argentina: Science, Medicine, and the Modern State by Julia Rodriguez | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(2006-02-27)
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Editorial Review Product Description With new medical and scientific information arriving from Europe at the turn of the century, a powerful alliance developed among medical, scientific, and state authorities in Argentina. These elite forces promulgated a political culture based on a medical model that defined social problems such as poverty, vagrancy, crime, and street violence as illnesses to be treated through programs of social hygiene. They instituted programs to fingerprint immigrants, measure the bodies of prisoners, place wives who disobeyed their husbands in "houses of deposit," and exclude or expel people deemed socially undesirable, including groups such as labor organizers and prostitutes. Such policies, Rodriguez argues, led to the destruction of the nation's liberal ideals and opened the way to the antidemocratic, authoritarian governments that came later in the twentieth century. |
24. The Falklands War 1982 (Essential Histories) by Duncan Anderson | |
Paperback: 96
Pages
(2002-02-25)
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Good overview of the war
A good account of the war
Not enough sources, too many errors
Fantastic history of the Falklands war |
25. Argentina: What Went Wrong (Greenwood Encyclopedias of Mod) by Colin M. MacLachlan | |
Hardcover: 240
Pages
(2006-04-30)
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Editorial Review Product Description Why has Argentina failed so spectacularly, both economically and politically? It is a puzzle because the country seemed to have all the requirements for greatness, including a well-established middle class of professionals. Its failure raises the specter that other middle-class societies could also fail. In Argentina, MacLachlan delivers history with a plot, a sense of direction and purpose, and fascinating conclusions that reveal a much more complex picture of Argentina than one might have had in mind prior to reading this book. Argentina traces the roots of the nation from the late colonial period to the present, and examines the impact of events that molded it: the failure of political accommodation in 1912, the role of the oligarchy, the development of a middle class, gender issues, the elaboration of a distinct culture, the era of Peron, the army, and the dirty war. The conclusion suggests the reasons for the nation's difficulties. The IMF, World Bank, and international financial markets play a role, but so does a high level of political corruption and mismanagement of the economy that emerged from political and economic failure. Juan and Eva Peron tried to override politics to create an economic and social balance between urban labor and agriculture interests, but failed. The dirty war arose from that failure. Nationalism forged a culture of victimization and resentment that continues to this day. Laying aside standard explanations, MacLachlan presents a portrait of Argentina that emphasizes the role of a destructive nationalism—and a form a corruption that turns citizens into clients. |
26. Routine Politics and Violence in Argentina: The Gray Zone of State Power (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics) by Javier Auyero | |
Paperback: 208
Pages
(2007-04-16)
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27. Argentina - The People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) by Greg Nickles | |
Paperback: 32
Pages
(2000-10)
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28. Secondary Cities of Argentina: The Social History of Corrientes, Salta, and Mendoza, 1850-1910 by James Scobie | |
Hardcover: 296
Pages
(1988-08-01)
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29. Freud in the Pampas: The Emergence and Development of a Psychoanalytic Culture in Argentina by Mariano Plotkin | |
Paperback: 336
Pages
(2002-03-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description The book starts with a description of the Argentine medical and intellectual establishments' reception of psychoanalysis, and the subsequent founding of the Argentine Psychoanalytic Association in 1942. It then broadens to describe the emergence of a "psy culture" in the 1960s, tracing its origins to a complex combination of social, economic, political, and cultural factors. The author then analyzes the role of "diffusers" of psychoanalysis in Argentina-both those who were part of the psychoanalytic establishment and those who were not. The book goes on to discuss specific areas of reception and diffusion of psychoanalytic thought: its acceptance by progressive sectors of the psychiatric profession; the impact of the psychoanalytically oriented program in psychology at the University of Buenos Aires; and the incorporation of psychoanalysis into the theoretical artillery of the influential left of the 1960s and 1970s. Finally, the author analyzes the effects of the military dictatorship, established in 1976, on the "psy" universe, showing how it was possible to practice psychoanalysis in a highly authoritarian political context. Customer Reviews (2)
Great Insight!
First book to examine the phenomenon of Freud in Argentina And now the puzzle that, counter to the anti-Freudian backlash that has swept the United States over the past two decades, the works of Sigmund Freud are largely gospel in Argentina. Anyone who questions the existence of the Oedipus complex, the author notes, may be treated by "Portenos" (citizens of Buenos Aires) the way a man questioning the virginity of Mary might be treated by the Pope. Argentine love for psychoanalysis has even spilled out into all of Latin America, and the "Argentine psychoanalyst" is so common in Madrid and Barcelona that it has become a stereotype. How did psychoanalysis become so entrenched in Argentine culture that budgeting for sessions is as reasonable to the average citizen as budgeting for food? It is the difficult task of this book to explain the development of this unexpected phenomenon. Well-written, though a tad dry in some places, this book is the first of it's kind - the first to explore the emergence of the work of Freud as a central cultural force in Argentine thought, speech, and even newspaper editorials. And it is therefore indispensable to anyone interested the culture of this colorful country. Most interesting is the description of the governmental reaction to the spread of psychoanalysis; repressed during the first Peronist eras, the language of psychoanalysis was recently used by generals in addressing the nation regarding the state of the "disappeared" of the Dirty War of the late 70s and early 80s; he spoke of working through the grief process and the trauma that had been done to the Argentine "collective unconscious." The author notes that even some military men are now known to lie on a coach and talk about their dreams. ... Read more |
30. The Real Odessa: How Peron Brought the Nazi War Criminals to Argentina by Uki Goni | |
Paperback: 410
Pages
(2003-01-01)
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The Real Odessa
Too much attention on one offender
outstanding research depressing revelations
All The People You Thought Were Guilty Are
Peron was a corrupt man |
31. Argentina and the United States: A Conflicted Relationship (Twayne's International History Series) by Joseph S. Tulchin | |
Paperback: 193
Pages
(1990-07)
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32. Historia De La Crisis Argentina/ History of the Crisis in Argentina (Spanish Edition) by Mauricio Rojas | |
Paperback: 128
Pages
(2004-06-30)
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33. Argentina's Parallel Currency: The Economy of the Poor (Financial History) by Georgina M. Gomez | |
Hardcover: 254
Pages
(2009-06-25)
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34. Argentina: Webster's Timeline History, 1999 - 2002 by Icon Group International | |
Paperback: 312
Pages
(2009-06-06)
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35. Breve historia de la politica argentina/ Brief History of Argentina politics (Spanish Edition) by Ricardo De Titto | |
Paperback: 352
Pages
(2009-12-30)
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36. The Prairies and the Pampas: Agrarian Policy in Canada and Argentina, 1880-1930 (Comparative Studies in History, Institutions and Public Policy) by Carl E. Solberg | |
Hardcover: 297
Pages
(1987-07)
list price: US$60.00 Isbn: 0804713464 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
37. Randall: Economic History of Argentina in the 20th Century (Cloth) by L. Randall | |
Hardcover: 322
Pages
(1978-01-01)
Isbn: 0231033583 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
38. The Argentina Name in History by Ancestry.com | |
Paperback: 84
Pages
(2007-06-24)
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39. Argentina; legend and history by Garibaldi G.B. Laguardia, Cincinato G.B. Laguardia | |
Paperback: 488
Pages
(2010-09-07)
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40. Oil and Nationalism in Argentina: A History by Carl E. Solberg | |
Hardcover: 261
Pages
(1978-11)
list price: US$46.00 Isbn: 0804709858 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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