Books by James Brennan

The study of twentieth-century Argentine history is undergoing a radical transformation. Both Argentine and U.S. historians of Argentina are recasting the great debates in the historiography by challenging the Buenos Aires-centered focus of most of the existing historical scholarship and offering a new perspective on the country's modern history. Argentina's supposed 'exceptionalism' is being challenged by these historians. The persistence of political clientilism and oligarchic rule, enclave economies and pre-capitalist social relations, the role of traditional institutions such as the Church and family, intense class conflict and working class militancy, all approximate Argentina closer to the Latin American experience than the previous historiography would suggest. This book is a unique collaboration between Argentine and U.S. historians of this 'other Argentina.'

Eric Striker is the head of his own prestigious architectural firm. He is a brilliant, but devious business man who is self-centered, cunning and lacking a sense of morals. Aside from gambling and women, he takes pleasure in blackmailing a few good people who have strayed from the righteous path.Mark, a kind hearted soul, has an intense two million dollar grudge against Striker from their past history, vows to even the score. He enlists four friends to help him carry out a plan they develop together.These friends come together as a team determined to help Mark retrieve the original two million dollars plus enough to pay back those Striker blackmailed. What follows is action, intrigue, suspense and romance all sprinkled with a touch of humor.