Juan Manuel de Rosas, 1829-1852

by John Lynch

La figura de Juan Manuel de Rosas ha despertado durante décadas encontradas opiniones y, ardientes polémicas. Sus métodos para llegar y mantenerse en el poder, los conflictos que sostuvo con Francia e Inglaterra, y su dictadura prolongada, le dieron un renombre en toda América y en Europa que se apagó con su exilio, pero cobró nuevo impulso en la década de 1930, con la aparición de un sector generacional que recreó un Rosas nacionalista adecuado a sus propios fines.
Gran conocedor de la historia hispanoamericana, John Lynch ha hecho un intento serio y desapasionado de colocar a Rosas como político y como hombre en su propio contexto. Esta notable biografía es quizá la más imparcial que se haya escrito sobre el líder. Es un trabajo de indudable valor. Un decisivo aporte para el mejor conocimiento histórico del personaje y de una época tan apasionante de la vida argentina

Genres: History, Biography

425 pages, Paperback

First published June 25, 1981

About the author

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John Lynch is Emeritus Professor of Latin American History at the University of London. He spent most of his academic career at University College, and then from 1974 to 1987 as Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies. The main focus of his work has been Spanish America in the period 1750–1850. [wikipedia]

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although not exactly overly exciting, this work of Argentinean history presents a digestible yet thorough account of Juan Manuel de Rosa's rise and maintenance of power in Buenos Aires. It also offers a clear understanding of concepts vital to Latin American history, such as caudillos and systems of patronage.

[Fabricio Fernandez]

Había leído un libro espectacular de John Lynch llamado "Masacre en las pampas". Encaré esta biografía de Rosas en una época en la que estaba muy metido en el tema de la historia argentina. Iba bien, pero cuando se tienen muchos libros y poco tiempo para leer, sucede que uno se pone quisquilloso. Volvió a su lugar en el estante.

[Glenn Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rosas was the leader of Argentina from around 1830 to the early 1850's. He ran the country with an iron fist, which included death squads. This is a basic bio of his life that did not go into great detail as to what made him do what he did on a local, national or international level. During this time there were two main groups, the Federalists and the Unitarianists. Rosas was a Federalist and wanted to keep Argentina a loose federation of states with Buenos Aires as the entire power base and the rest of the country as colonies or weak provinces. By the early 1850's his power eroded and his base left him and he was forced to flee to Great Britain where he spent the remaining 25 years of his life working on his farm. An ok bio, not great and not indepth.

[Jo HomoHomeboy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read about an important figure in Argentine history. Although a dry look at his administration of the country it is short and to the point. The two points I love about this book, it wasn't a text book. The book went straight through his life. The only thing I found too short was the coverage of his time in exile.