Poder militar y sociedad política en la Argentina: 1943-1973

"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,...

Estudio en el que se exponen cr ticamente los factores hist ricos, tecnol gicos, econ micos y pol ticos de la transferencia de tecnolog a en el proceso de industrializaci n argentino. Katz ofrece y plantea ideas, modelos y opciones que intentan renovar los criterios Para el futuro inmediato.