Fernando Vaca Narvaja

"Lavishly produced biography of the Argentine who carried the patriot cause to the interior provinces, Paraguay, and Upper Peru. Includes brief, thoughtful pieces on such topics as iconography, genealogy, economic and political thought, military organization, and Belgrano's relations with women"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

'Cuarteles de invierno' de Osvaldo Soriano es una postal de la Argentina traumática de los 70. En Europa, Soriano ya era famoso por Triste, solitario y final, pero el libro suyo que yo amo más es Cuarteles de invierno, con sus magníficos protagonistas; dos vencidos, marginados, pero llenos de orgullo y de dignidad. Son precisamente ellos quienes entienden la Historia en su propia piel; la violencia, el abuso y la dictadura que se han apoderado de la Argentina.

"The Peronist left arose in reaction to attempts to supress the movement. Ironically, its great victory, in forcing the military to accept Perón's return to power, also led to its demise. Legitimated by elections, Perón isolated and attacked his young supporters. A familiar story, but well told and documented"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Retired general blames the pacifism, isolationism, legalism, moralism, and Eurocentricity of some members of Argentina's political and economic elite for engendering the lack of 'territorial consciousness' that encouraged the acceptance of detrimental border agreements such as those signed with Chile in 1881/1893. Questionable facts and arguments but reflects the uncompromising nationalistic views of some significant military and political groups"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.