Caudillos 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.

Recuerdos de la vida literaria comprende cuatro volumenes aparecidos originariamente entre 1944 y 1965: Amigos y maestros de mi juventud, En el mundo de los seres ficticios, Entre la novela y la historia y En el mundo de los seres reales. Observador agudo de su tiempo, Manuel Galvez trascendio el campo de las letras y participo de manera destacada en los conflictos ideologicos e intelectuales que cruzaron la primera mitad del siglo XX en nuestro pais. Ademas de su vasta produccion literaria, los Recuerdos... evocan la creacion y direccion de revistas, sus luchas por la profesionalizacion del...

"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.