A Brief History of Argentina
by Jonathan C. Brown
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Author: Jonathan C. BrownEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04
ISBN: 0816057192
Number of pages: 324
Publisher: Checkmark Books
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Summary: 2 Stars
This book was not good. It was conversationally written and thus easy to read, but if you are really paying attention and trying to learn something, you will notice inconsistencies and places where the chronology of events is not clear.
For example: the Due Obedience Law is passed (exempting low-ranking soldiers from prosecution for dirty war crimes, as they were following orders). Next paragraph: "Despite government actions favorable to their interests, the officer corps remained unrepentant." Next paragraph - a group of soldiers protest. Next paragraph: "The Due Obedience Law followed." Huh?
And that is just one example... one chapter was so jumbled I couldn't even follow it. If I could do it all over again, I'd choose one of the other histories of Argentina.
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