The editors of this fine book are correct in decrying the lack of serious regional studies in Argentina. Regional studies of Mexico, by contrast, have dominated Mexican historiography in the last 25 years. The introduction correctly points out that Buenos Aires dominated Argentina so thoroughly, since at least 1880, that attention on the port city and national themes have too often obscured events in the interior. This anthology is a notable contribution because it is one of the few books in English that addresses regional history directly. As in all edited volumes, quality varies. Brennan has done yeoman work in translating Spanish-language items into English.

In her study of Santa Fe from 1890 to 1909, Marta Bonaudo claims that by 1890, state power had been consolidated and that Santa Fe had experienced the “bounty of the country’s success.” One would assume that Buenos Aires province, which is curiously not part...

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