Captive Women: Oblivion and Memory in Argentina Volume 10

by Susana Rotker

An expos of Argentina's attempts to whitewash its national history.

Argentina is the only country in the Americas that has successfully erased the presence of Indians, Africans, and mestizos from its national story. Official documents, reports, and censuses have largely omitted any references to the country's non-European inhabitants, mirroring official policies that once included the extermination of indigenous peoples...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816640300
• ISBN13: 9780816640300
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"