An Introduction to Argentina

Alexander, Robert J., An Introduction to Argentina, New York: Praeger Publishers, 1969.

Reviewed in Journal of Latin American Studies / Volume 2 / Issue 01 / pp 107-108, May 1970.

Contents:

Introduction: The Problem.
I. The Land.
II. Historical Background
III. The Economy.
IV. Politics and Government.
V. People and Society.
VI. Cultural Activities
VII. Argentina and the World.
Conclusion.
Bibliographic Note.
Index.

Robert Jackson "Bob" Alexander (November 26, 1918 – April 27, 2010) was an American political activist, writer, and academic who spent most of his professional career at Rutgers University. He is best remembered for his pioneering studies on the trade union movement in Latin America and dissident communist political parties, including ground-breaking monographs on the International Communist Right Opposition, Maoism, and the international Trotskyist movement.