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Informationen zum Autor Gabriela Nouzeilles is Assistant Professor of Romance Studies at Duke University.Graciela Montaldo is Professor of Languages and Literatures at the Universidad SimÓn BolÍvar. Klappentext Excessively European, refreshingly European, not as European as it looks, struggling to overcome a delusion that it is European. Argentina-in all its complexity-has often been obscured by variations of the "like Europe and not like the rest of Latin America" clichÉ. The Argentina Reader deliberately breaks from that viewpoint. This essential introduction to Argentina’s history, culture, and society provides a richer, more comprehensive look at one of the most paradoxical of Latin American nations: a nation that used to be among the richest in the world, with the largest middle class in Latin America, yet one that entered the twenty-first century with its economy in shambles and its citizenry seething with frustration. This diverse collection brings together songs, articles, comic strips, scholarly essays, poems, and short stories. Most pieces are by Argentines. More than forty of the texts have never before appeared in English. The Argentina Reader contains photographs from Argentina’s National Archives and images of artwork by some of the country’s most talented painters and sculptors. Many selections deal with the history of indigenous Argentines, workers, women, blacks, and other groups often ignored in descriptions of the country. At the same time, the book includes excerpts by or about such major political figures as JosÉ de San MartÍn and Juan PerÓn. Pieces from literary and social figures virtually unknown in the United States appear alongside those by more well-known writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Ricardo Piglia, and Julio CortÁzar.The Argentina Reader covers the Spanish colonial regime; the years of nation building following Argentina’s independence from Spain in 1810; and the sweeping progress of economic growth and cultural change that made Argentina, by the turn of the twentieth century, the most modern country in Latin America. The bulk of the collection focuses on the twentieth century: on the popular movements that enabled Peronism and the revolutionary dreams of the 1960s and 1970s; on the dictatorship from 1976 to 1983 and the accompanying culture of terror and resistance; and, finally, on the contradictory and disconcerting tendencies unleashed by the principles of neoliberalism and the new global economy. The book also includes a list of suggestions for further reading.The Argentina Reader is an invaluable resource for those interested in learning about Argentine history and culture, whether in the classroom or in preparation for travel in Argentina. Zusammenfassung An interdisciplinary anthology that includes many primary materials never before published in English. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xiii General Introduction 1 I. At the Margins of the Empire 15 The Deeds of Elal / Anonymous 19 Going Wild / Ulderico Schmidt 23 Monsters in Patagonia / Antonio Pigafetta 27 Women Captives / Ruy Diaz de Guzman 30 The Jesuit Mission / Father Strobel 34 A Gaucho Sings the Victories of the Empire / Juan Baltasar Maciel 38 The First British Invasion / Mariquita Sanchez de Thompson 40 II. To Build a Nation 43 The Revolution / Tulio Halperin Donghi 47 The Landowners' Petition / Mariano Moreno 66 The Good Citizen / Jose de San Martin 71 Women in the Fatherland / Juana Manuela Gorriti 73 The Caudillo's Order / Juan Manuel de Rosas 75 Civilization or Barbarism? / Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 80 Rosas and Washington / Pedro de Angelis 91 The Black Girl / Anonymous 93 Immigration as a Means of Progress / Juan Bautista Alberdi 95 III. Frontiers 103 The Slaughterhouse / Esteban Echeverria 107 Wars of Extermination / Charles Darwin 115 The Triple Alliance ...
