Presenting an accessible introduction to Argentina’s complex history, this book enables readers to better understand how Argentina’s history follows and diverges from other South American nations.

This second edition of The History of Argentina provides a broad overview of the country’s cycles and changes with emphasis placed on the political and economic events that shaped the last five decades. Now updated to include additional information regarding recent developments in the Peronist faction that remains in power but continues to face old rivals and new threats, the book offers an introductory survey that features a general overview of key eras, events, trends, and individuals.

The content covers a wide range of topics, including the impact of state-sponsored industrial growth since 1945; Spanish settlement and colonization; the Wars of Independence; Argentina’s mother industries, ranching and grain farming; immigration during the late 19th century; Argentina’s economic Golden Age of 1880-1910; democratic reform in the early 20th century; Argentina in international trade; and Argentina’s rivalries with Brazil and the United States.

Serves as an accessible reference work that overviews Argentina’s history and recent events, with particular coverage of the rise of presidents Nicolas Kirchner and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to dominance within the fractured Peronist movement

Explores the domestic and international factors that shaped Argentina’s economic boom and stagnation since 2001

Addresses the resurgent debate surrounding the collective effort to seek justice for those who fell victim to the state-sponsored terrorism that occurred during the Dirty War of the 1970s

Demonstrates how Argentina’s history roughly parallels that of Australia, Canada, and the United States-all nations that are products of colonialism, immigration, and rapid economic growth