History of Argentina: A Captivating Guide to Argentine History, Starting from the Pre-Columbian Period Through the Inca Empire and Spanish Colonization to the Present (South American Countries)

Loved the organization and detail Lots of politics and divisiveness amongst this diverse population - extreme growing pains for this country like many other South American countries. Lots of good references for those who want to know more. History buffs will enjoy this read

Maybe it's just me but although I enjoyed reading this book it felt a little "unbalanced." It starts out very strong with the early history of the peoples that lived there. It flows smoothly into the age of the Inca, who seem to have only occupied a relatively small but heavily populated area. Then it moves into the Spanish colonization of the area. The next sections/chapters on the Spanish were interesting, the power struggles that took place among the Spanish colonizers seem to have imprinted themselves on the country/people and still last into modern times. Rightfully so, the Napoleonic era is discussed based on it's effects on the peoples of Argentina. Every time you read a Captivating History book about the "Americas" you see the effects of his reign on the entire western hemisphere, both directly and indirectly. In the case of Argentina, his overthrow of the Spanish royalty and imprisonment of the king set the stage of the future independence movement. The book spends a goodly amount of time and detail on the war for independence and the subsequent civil wars that spring up due to not only political differences but power struggles, egos and greed. As happens too often, power brokers feel if they can't win your hearts and minds they can at least control your physical form. One of the most infamous of these people was Juan Peron and his wife Evita. The book does a good job covering them but I felt it missed some of the greater importance of their support for the NAZI powers. From here the book felt rushed to me, like they were trying to cover the period of the 1970s until the present in an outline more than a concise history but maybe it's just me. Argentina's Dirty War of the 70s is reminiscent of the actions we saw/see in most communist or military dictatorships all over the world. Again, it's if I can't win you over to my way of thinking based on merit, I'll just control your life to make you conform. The impact of this period is still felt today. Many of the perpetrators are unpunished and there is still many missing persons. Starting around 1983 the country moved back toward normalization and a representative government. This is a good read with a lot of information on the early days of the country and the people but I felt the last 40 years, which are some of the most important, were perhaps too concise. I would recommend this book and you as the reader can decide.

Too much detail in the military leadership and actions in the fight for independence. Too little on industry, geography, culture and finance of the country. Nothing mentioned about Argentinian food or music. Nothing is told of the contribution of the waves of immigration. Overall this was a disappointment. I’ve read many books in this history series in preparation for travel and this has been a poor introduction to the country. The book could be summarized by saying Argentina has suffered war, destruction of native tribes and endless liberation and internal wars, insurrection and political chaos ever since. The reason why Argentina with all it’s resources has been a failure compared to The US and Canada is not addressed.

Entertaining description of the history of a potentially prosperous and beautiful country. Excellent recording of the power struggles that have characterized the history, that continues.

It was a interesting summarize of the history of Argentina. But if you're looking for something that digs deep into the country's history, you have to chose a different kind of book. On the same hand, in 83 pages it's hard to summarize everything that has happened. The feeling was that the autor rushed the last 80 years of the history and almost skipped past Juan Perón and the dirty war. But like I said, you get what you see and pay for. I think considering that, it still was an interesting and well-written book.

This book reads like a collection of snippets that were pulled together from other sources. There is no author information or publisher information printed in the book. The text of the first few pages bounces from a description of the groups of people that first inhabited the land to descriptions of the landscape to a description of a people that weren't listed before. In other places, it uses phrases that sound like they came from a script--it doesn't read like a history book. It obviously wasn't written or edited by anyone that actually knows how to write a book. The text was so irritating that I had to return it. I couldn't stand to read it.

The author presents the argument that Argentina has an amazing and complex history. Ruy Diaz named Tierra Argentina. Patagonia was named Tierra del Fuego-Land of Fire. Argentina achieved independence in 1816. Since then, had a variety of dictatorships, with the most famous the Peron dictatorship. The last one fall in the 1980s. Due to the Falklands war with Britain. With the defeat of General Videla's regime collapsed. Overall, the book vividly presents the complex history of Argentina.

Not sure if this was written by an early gen AI bot or a middle-schooler, but it’s poorly done. The books goes into ponderous detail on various colonial era intrigues and summarizes the post-WWII era in about 6 pages. All around, it’s a strange piece of writing.

Was on point to keeping me engaged with the imagery created. I was left with a lot of interesting information and would even read again!