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The Argentina Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Latin America in Translation)

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This is a nice collection of historical work, including speeches, articles and poetry. The work is structured chronologically and most pieces are written by historical Argentine figures including Juan Peron, Jose de San Martin, Juan Manuel del Rosas, etc. But also folks like Che Guevara, Charles Darwin, and the National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons. Nicely done with excellent historical preambles for each Chapter and introductions for each article. The downside is at 580 page this is a rather weighty tomb and not great for the plane, more a beside reference. Excellent for those wanting a different, eclectic spin on Argentine history.

Got this for a trip to Argentina last summer & was very glad I did. Very readable & logically organized w/ diverse entries, helped bring me up to speed on the basics of Argentina w/o having to read some long academic tome.

A good reader. It has a good mix of material about Argentina. It's not something you sit and read cover to cover, but it's got an interesting collection of materials. Nicely bound as well.