David Rock (historian)

David Rock is a Latin Americanist historian, who specializes in the history of Argentina.

He has been described as a "leading scholar in the field" of 19th century Argentine political history.[1] His history of the country from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries was adjudged as "a comprehensive, clearly written and intelligent account of the evolution of Argentina which will undoubtedly remain the standard work for years to come."[2] Rock's first book, Politics in Argentina, 1890-1930: The Rise and Fall of Radicalism on the Conference on Latin American History Bolton prize for the best book in English. He is professor emeritus of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

List of works

Notes

  1. Rock, David (June 2003), "Review of State Building and Political Movements in Argentina, 1860–1916", The American Historical Review, 103 (3)
  2. Little, Walter (1987), "Review of Argentina 1516-1982, from Spanish Colonization to the Falklands War", History Today

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