Ancient Argentina and the European Encounter -- The Colonial Río de la Plata -- Imperial Reform and Conflict in the Río de la Plata -- Crisis of the Colonial Order and Revolution -- Agrarian Expansion and Nation Building, 1820-1880 -- The Liberal Age, 1880-1916 -- The Decline of Liberalism, 1916-1930 -- The Rise of Populism, 1930-1955 -- The Failure of De-Peronization, 1955-1983 -- The Neo-Liberal Age Begins.