Territorios reales, territorios pensados, territorios posibles

Aborda el diálogo entre los textos de viajeros extranjeros y los intelectuales locales de cada país (Argentina, Perú, Paraguay) en la conformación de sus ficciones nacionales.

"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.

"Hoy no es importante entender economía. La clave es saber cómo se hace economía. 7 ministros cuenta las ambiciones, los dramas y las miserias de los ministros de Economía que condujeron las operaciones de política económica más importantes de los últimos treinta y cinco años. Las historias secretas de los planes de Martínez de Hoz, Sourrouille, Cavallo, Machinea, Remes Lenicov, Lavagna y Lousteau. El libro cuenta cómo trabaja un ministro con su equipo económico y con el presidente, cómo se toman decisiones en el mundo de la política." --Contratapa.

Who is María Eugenia Vidal, the woman who, at just over 40, without territorial weight or political apparatus, managed to defeat the powerful Partido Justicialista of Buenos Aires Province? Anointed by Mauricio Macri, she ended up guaranteeing him the presidential triumph in elections that few believed he would win. In the Pro, allies and enemies alike know that their administration depends on the continuity of the still-new Macri regime. With little strident style, a cultist of the lowest profile, Vidal surprised everyone whenever she faced a public challenge: from the very tough...