Centro Editor de América Latina

"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.

Vol. I traces Jewish influence in colonial Argentina, and Jewish origins of many of the most illustrious Argentinian families. Pt. A (pp. 15-46), "España-Portugal-Brasil: La aparición del judío portugués", describes the expulsion from Spain, the forced conversion of the Jews in Portugal (1497), the ordeal of the Conversos at the hands of the Portuguese Inquisition (1536-1821), and the massive emigration, and sometimes deportation, of Conversos to Brazil. Pt. B (pp. 49-263) analyzes the Jewish presence in the Spanish Río de la Plata where Portuguese Conversos sought refuge from 1580,...

We are entering a "new stage of capitalism" b"passing from entrepeunerial to patrimonial capitalism, commanded by stockholders and consumers. If the social democratic model corresponded to entrepeunerial capitalism, which new social contract will patrimonial capitalism comply with? Alan Minc embarks upon answering this question, analysing social relations, enrichment mechanisms, employment and exclusion, and the impact of Internet on economy and culture.

"Useful description and analysis of the three army revolts led by Cols. Rico and Seineldin between 1987-91. Provides history of recent civil-military relations in Argentina and discusses motives of various factions in the contemporary army"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.