Dolarización

La conquista y el poblamiento del actual territorio argentino fueron empresas donde las mujeres cumplieron un papel relevante. Sin embargo, esta contribucion esencial no ha sido reconocida hasta hoy con suficiente justicia. Los roles femeninos en aquellos siglos fueron multiples y, por cierto, plenos de sacrificios, cuando no de humillaciones y de vergonzantes silencios. Tanto espanolas como indias y mestizas fueron agentes naturales de la continuidad cultural a la que pertenecian, asi como responsables de mejorar las condiciones de vida en la tierra donde vivian con sus hombres y sus hijos....

"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.

"Group of international relations specialists from National Univ. of Rosario examines different aspects of bilateral relations during the first decade of democracy in Argentina. Articles of dissimilar quality among which the most informative and insightful are those that compare the foreign policies of the Alfonsín and Menem administrations and examine the current theoretical debate on Argentina's foreign policy"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Most studies of early Anglo-Argentine diplomacy have concentrated narrowly on trade questions, and on the 1806-07 invasions. The present work is decidedly more ambitious. By chronicling all the exploratory diplomacy that led to Britain's recognition of the Argentine Federation in 1825, Gallo has filled several gaps in the existing literature. He credits the innovative policies of Rivadavia - and the farsighted interest shown by George Canning - with opening the door"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.