Cuando lo nuevo conquistó América

"An overview of the history of indigenous peoples in Argentina, based mainly on secondary sources. Colonization, resistance, the 'conquest of the desert,' and the Chaco campaigns receive considerable attention"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

'Cuarteles de invierno' de Osvaldo Soriano es una postal de la Argentina traumática de los 70. En Europa, Soriano ya era famoso por Triste, solitario y final, pero el libro suyo que yo amo más es Cuarteles de invierno, con sus magníficos protagonistas; dos vencidos, marginados, pero llenos de orgullo y de dignidad. Son precisamente ellos quienes entienden la Historia en su propia piel; la violencia, el abuso y la dictadura que se han apoderado de la Argentina.

"Brilliant examination of the Italian bibliographer who lent his considerable talents to the Rosas regime in the mid 1800s. Though de Angelis might have had questionable politics, his contribution to Latin American scholarship was tremendous; he assembled and organized a vitally important collection of books, maps, documents, and pamphlets on the early history of the Plata still used today. Sabor's prize-winning study is part biography, part bibliographical essay, and wholly erudite. Recommended"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.