Search

A review of the book "Argentine Railways: Seven Papers on Their Economics & History," by Sylvester Damus is presented.

Business history in Argentina has experienced remarkable growth over the last twenty years, compared with most other Latin American countries. As several of the authors comment, the existing literature on Argentina concentrates heavily on the growth of British investment prior to World War I, and US investment, especially in manufacturing, from the 1930s onwards. [Extracted from the article]

The book "Mutations. Information and study habits of young people in Argentine universities" is the result of research conducted by Dr. Francisco Albarello and his team on how Communication and Journalism university students inform themselves and study. The book describes the news consumption routines and the use of different media by students. Interviews and surveys were conducted with students from different Argentine universities. The results show that the majority of students connect to the internet through a computer and mainly use Wi-Fi. Social media is the main source of news for students, followed by news websites and news apps. An increase in the consumption of podcasts and newsletters is also observed as students progress in their studies. During the pandemic, changes in teaching and learning methods occurred, such as the use of virtual platforms and collaborative work. Students prefer reading on screens, but still write their notes on paper. The book can be useful for both media companies and universities seeking to understand the changes in the informational and educational ecosystem. [Extracted from the article]

Copyright of Revista Argentina de Sociología is the property of Consejo de Profesionales en Sociologia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Marcelo Vieta's recent I Workers' Self-Management in Argentina i is the first comprehensive English-language review of "the largest movement in the world of worker-led conversions of capitalist businesses into cooperatives" (p. xv). Workers' self-management in Argentina: Contesting neo-liberalism by occupying companies, creating cooperatives, and recuperating autogestion In fact, Marcelo Vieta has written two books with this entry: firstly, an analysis of Marxist and other socialist theories on worker-self management, and secondly, an application of this theoretical lens to the Argentine case, with a social history of Argentina thrown in for good measure. [Extracted from the article]

Reviews the book, 'The Argentina Reader: History, Culture, Politics,' edited by Gabriela Nouzeilles and Graciela Montaldo.

A review of the book "The Ministry of Special Cases, by Nathan Englander, is presented.

Reviews the non-fiction book 'Tierra y poder en Salta: El noroeste argentino en visperas de la Independencia,' by Sara E. Mata de López.

A review of the book "Operation Massacre," by Rodolfo Walsh, translated from the Spanish by Daniella Gitlinis presented.

A review of the book "Eucalyptus & Green Parrots," by Lori Eaton is presented.

Reviews the book `Republic of Capital: Buenos Aires and the Legal Transformation of the Atlantic World,' by Jeremy Adelman.

Reviews the book 'British-Owned Railways in Argentina: Their Effect on the Growth of Economic Nationalism, 1854-1948,' by Winthrop R. Wright.

A review of the book "New Argentine Cinema," by Jens Andermann is presented.

A review of the book "Culture of Class: Radio and Cinema in the Making of a Divided Argentina, 1920-1946," by Matthew B. Karush is presented.

The article reviews the book "Troubling Gender: Youth and Cumbia in Argentina's Music Scene," by Pablo Vila, Pablo Semán, Elo&#237:sa Martín and María Julia Carozzi.

The article reviews the book "Transition Cinema: Political Filmmaking and the Argentine Left Since 1968," by Jessica Stites Mor, part of the book series Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas.

The article reviews the book "Argentina's Partisan Past: Nationalism and the Politics of History," by Michael Goebel, part of the Liverpool Latin American Studies book series.

A review of the book "Los Cielos del Sur: Los Observatórios Astronómicos de Córdoba y de La Plata, 1870-1920," by Mariana Rieznik is presented.

A review of the book "Argentine Jews or Jewish Argentines? Essays on Ethnicity, Identity, and Diaspora," by Raanan Rein is presented.

The article reviews the book "Historia social del fútbol; Del amateurismo a la profesionalización," by Julio Frydenberg.

A review of the book "Jardines secretos, legitimaciones públicas: El Partido Autonomista Nacional y la política argentina de fines del siglo XIX," by Paula Alonso is presented.

A review of the book "The Invention of the Jewish Gaucho: Villa Clara and the Construction of Argentine Identity," by Judith Noemí Freidenberg is presented, which is part of the Jewish History, Life, and Culture series.

A review of the book "Crossing Borders, Claiming a Nation: A History of Argentine Jewish Women, 1880-1955," by Sandra McGee Deutsch is presented.

The article reviews the book "Argentina en el siglo XIX."

Reviews the book 'Region and Nation: Politics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century Argentina,' edited by James P. Brennan and Ofelia Pianetto.

Reviews the book "The Battle for Buenos Aires," by Sax Bradford.