Politics Economics and Society in Argentina in the Revolutionary Period

by Tulio Halperin-Donghi

Book Overview

This is a study of the birth of political life and the rise of a political leadership in the River Plate area during the struggle for independence from Spain. Professor Halperin's book is set against the background of economic uncertainty associated with independence: the problems of adapting not only to a more thorough incorporation into the Atlantic economy and the associated economic dependence on Britain, but also to the loss of the mining areas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521109035
• ISBN13: 9780521109031
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"