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" cliche. "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...
Excessively European, refreshingly European, not as European as it looks, struggling to overcome a delusion that it is European. Argentina in all its ...