La maquinaria del poder

"Interviews with residents in poor neighborhoods of Buenos Aires are used to assess effectiveness of existing social programs and to delineate areas in need of further attention"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Describes events leading up to the independence of Argentina and notes the acknowledgment by the United States of the country's indepedence from Spain.

"El ciclo de la ilusión y el desencanto es un libro fundamental para entender la economía y la política del país. Lejos de cualquier economicismo, la atención está puesta en los dilemas de los que toman las decisiones y las consecuencias en el desarrollo de la estructura productiva y social sin perder de vista el contexto internacional, el rol de los debates y las luchas políticas y los factores internos y externos. Pablo Gerchunoff y Lucas Llach han tenido una sobresaliente carrera académica y han actuado como funcionarios públicos en momentos decisivos de la historia reciente. Esa...

"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.