Moneda social: potencial emancipador y pedagógico de los sistemas monetarios alternativos

Describes events leading up to the independence of Argentina and notes the acknowledgment by the United States of the country's indepedence from Spain.

Ante la Primera Guerra Mundial. La sociedad de las naciones. El panamericanismo. El socio inglés. Argentina y Estados Unidos: la discordancia. La guerra del Chaco. La tragedia española. El Patronato y la Santa Sede.

"Most studies of early Anglo-Argentine diplomacy have concentrated narrowly on trade questions, and on the 1806-07 invasions. The present work is decidedly more ambitious. By chronicling all the exploratory diplomacy that led to Britain's recognition of the Argentine Federation in 1825, Gallo has filled several gaps in the existing literature. He credits the innovative policies of Rivadavia - and the farsighted interest shown by George Canning - with opening the door"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"The Peronist left arose in reaction to attempts to supress the movement. Ironically, its great victory, in forcing the military to accept Perón's return to power, also led to its demise. Legitimated by elections, Perón isolated and attacked his young supporters. A familiar story, but well told and documented"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.