Zonas ciegas

"Fine research tool catalogs gubernatorial and viceregal edicts by date of declaration and indexes them topically, such as 'Celebraciones' and 'Marina,' and onomastically. Especially useful for social and municipal history of Buenos Aires"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Vol. I traces Jewish influence in colonial Argentina, and Jewish origins of many of the most illustrious Argentinian families. Pt. A (pp. 15-46), "España-Portugal-Brasil: La aparición del judío portugués", describes the expulsion from Spain, the forced conversion of the Jews in Portugal (1497), the ordeal of the Conversos at the hands of the Portuguese Inquisition (1536-1821), and the massive emigration, and sometimes deportation, of Conversos to Brazil. Pt. B (pp. 49-263) analyzes the Jewish presence in the Spanish Río de la Plata where Portuguese Conversos sought refuge from 1580,...

Argentinien und Chile werden in einer Zusammenschau präsentiert anhand von Romanen aus der Mitte des 19. Jhd., die Einblicke in die Kulturgeschichte eines bewegten historischen Moments geben.

"A noted Santafecino historian produces a fine comprehensive history of the 1864-70 Triple Alliance War, one of the best works on the topic since the 1921 multivolume study of Juan Beverina. Thoroughly depicts Argentine soldier's daily life while on campaign. Based mainly on secondary sources"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.