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History of Argentina
- A Captivating Guide to Argentine History, Starting from the Pre-Columbian Period Through the Inca Empire and Spanish Colonization to the Present
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
Did you know that as of 2018, Argentina has a literacy level of 99 percent? Are you curious to find out how it achieved this?
Argentina has a long and complex history. For hundreds of years, Argentina was inhabited by hunter-gatherer groups. In time, the Inca Empire rose to prominence and took over the Argentinian communities one by one. The Spanish arrived about 20 years later, bringing a new wave of invasion to the native inhabitants. The people of Argentina wouldn’t declare their independence until 1816, and after that, they faced civil war after civil war.
Although it might seem like Argentina’s history is only compromised of conquest and warfare, it is also filled with fascinating civilizations and influential figures, such as José de San Martín and the less-revered Juan Manuel de Rosas.
While almost everyone knows that Argentina is located in South America, not everyone knows that Argentina’s successful May Revolution inspired other countries in Latin America to rebel. Many may have heard of Juan Perón and his wife, Eva, but not everyone knows about Perón’s third wife, Isabel, and her time as the president of Argentina. This audiobook will take you on a brief journey of Argentina’s past, both its highs and its lows, as you discover a fuller picture of the beautiful nation of Argentina.
In this audiobook, you will learn about:
- The people groups who lived in the country before European colonization
- The Spanish conquistadors who made their mark on the country
- The May Revolution and Argentina’s struggle for independence
- The immigrants who made Argentina their home and pushed its economy and society to new heights
- The world wars and how Argentina strove to stay neutral
- Juan Perón’s time in office
- The “Dirty War” and the Falkland War
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- Helen Unsworth
- 14-09-21
THE COMPLEX HISTORY OF ARGENTINA
This audiobook covers a vast period of Argentinian history from before Columbus to the present time. I must admit that it has been my least favourite Captivating History book of which I’ve read a large number. I felt the audiobook laboured on some periods and glossed over others. However on a positive note, it has encouraged me to research those areas that were sketchy.
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- Scott
- 01-01-22
Don’t do it!
Jay Herbert’s performance is perhaps the worst I’ve experienced on Audible. His annoying use of increased inflection at the end of practically every sentence is tedious and mind boggling. What has Argentina done to deserve this? Who let this happen? We can do better.
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- Ben
- 15-03-22
Narration flaws dominate
Overall a good, basic primer to Argentinian history, the content however is overshadowed by a woeful narration. Mispronunciations abound throughout the narration with Mr. Herbert demonstrating a near artistic gift for his ability to butcher even common words. Archipelago, aboard, Santiago, etc.
I would recommend this book in print but I personally had a difficult time getting through the audio version.
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- Jennifer Wolff
- 20-09-22
Inadequate at best
A decent summation of pre colonial rule, and then two hours of grueling and difficult to follow history of the colonial era. The book surmises the entire 20th century in about 30 minutes! Argentinas modern history, especially the dirty war and the war of the Falkands was almost an afterthought thrown into the last chapter of the book with little to no insight or analysis. A decent book for someone traveling to a Argentina who wants a quick cliff-notes style history lesson. I’ll be looking elsewhere for more on Argentina’s 20h century history.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-08-22
Weak on modern Argentina
I was disappointed by the cursory and abbreviated treatment given to 20th century (and 21st) Argentine political, economic, and social history—critical for understanding Argentina today. The book is disproportionately weighted toward pre Colombian and colonial history. Narration, while a clear and earnest voice, mangles pronunciation of names and places in a way that becomes tedious.
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- Jorge
- 05-07-22
poor
poorly related, reader didn't even take the time to attempt to get close to the proper pronunciation of the historical locations/tribes/people's names
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- Barb
- 29-08-23
Reader needs to learn how to properly pronounce the Spanish names!
History was good, but the man who is reading this was not told how to properly pronounce Spanish names. He butchered the language!
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- Barry Shapiro
- 03-03-23
Not very good…terrible reader.
Terrible reader. Hard to make a further judgment beyond that. It was terrible. Mispronunciation of words and on.
I wanted to learn the history, and I basically got that. Albeit in a somewhat boring if not
painful manner.
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- username
- 08-01-22
Very comprehensive history; odd reading
The story was very comprehensive and well written. I enjoyed the organization of the topics across the entire history.
Nevertheless, I did not really enjoy the performance style of the speaker. He seemed to be surprised in almost every sentence and it was very distracting. Also not very good pronouncing Spanish words.
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- evelyn sill
- 05-11-21
history of argentina
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I never realized that Argentina had such a rich history.
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- F. R. Isom
- 18-09-21
History of the struggle of Argentina for independe
Argentina has a rich history from the native Americans through the Spanish colonial times to the fight for independence and the struggle to become free from dictators. You will not be bored listening to this audio book with all the stories and adventures contained in it. There are heroes from beginning to end not all of them successful but heroes just the same. The book is well researched and presents much information which will give you more understanding of the people of Argentina.
The narrator has a resonating articulate voice which is easily understood. The production is of professional quality. There are some pronunciation problems with Spanish names but other than that it is a good production. This is a good way to learn history and and drive at the same time.
I highly recommend this book to all who are interested in learning about the history of Argentina and South America. It is a good audio book.
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