Books by Jill (Oxford Analytica) Hedges

Based on new sources and first-hand interviews, this book seeks to explore the personality and experiences of Evita and the contemporary events that influenced her and were in turn influenced by her. This first substantive biography of Eva Peron in English is essential reading for anyone interested in modern Argentinean history and the cult of Evita.

In the early 20th century, Argentina possessed one of the world's most prosperous economies, yet since then Argentina has suffered a series of boom-and-bust cycles that have seen it fall well behind its regional neighbours. At the same time, despite the lack of significant ethnic or linguistic divisions, Argentina has failed to create an over-arching post-independence national identity and its political and social history has been marred by frictions, violence and a 50-year series of military coups d'etat. In this book, Jill Hedges analyses the modern history of Argentina from the adoption of the 1853 constitution until the present day, exploring political, economic and social aspects of Argentina's recent past in a study which will be invaluable for anyone interested in South American history and politics.