Oh, Jerusalén

A imagen del tango que vio nacer, y de los laberintos tan del gusto de Jorge Luis Borges, Buenos Aires es una ciudad m tica. la historia de su fundaci n esta plagada de desapariciones que fueron colmadas por las leyendas o la poes a, hasta confundirse con ella. Desde entonces y hasta nuestros d as, la capital argentina ha albergado tanto a personajes mundialmente afamados por su talento, como a oscuros fabricantes de silencios.

«Desde hace unas décadas -escribe Julián Casanova- sociedad, economía y cultura han cautivado la atención de los historiadores», reemplazando su vieja dedicación exclusiva al estudio de la política, identificada con las acciones y las aspiraciones de los grupos dirigentes. De esas tres posibilidades alternativas la historia social es, sin duda, la que despierta en estos momentos un mayor interés entre nosotros; pero tal vez sea también la que requiere un mayor esfuerzo de clarificación. Al reeditar este libro, que tuvo una gran acogida por parte de los jóvenes estudiosos e...

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