Criscenti, Ed., Sarmiento And His Argentina, Stephan, Ed., Americas - New Interpretive Essays

Abstract

Although both of these books are anthologies of scholarly writing on topics concerning Latin America, they differ in purpose and ease of reading. Americas: New Interpretive Essays was written "for the general reading public" and as a support work for the "Americas" television course on PBS. The authors, all well-known Latin American specialists, suggest new ways of understanding the region. Sarmiento and His Argentina, while also an anthology of scholarly essays, is more integrated, for it concentrates on the life and work of a specific historical person.