| Book Review | The American Historical Review, 112.4

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Book Review

Comparative/World

David M. K. Sheinin. Argentina and the United States: An Alliance Contained. (The United States and the Americas.) Athens: University of Georgia Press. 2006. Pp. xii, 285. $22.95.
In his original and highly refreshing book, David M. K. Sheinin succinctly and convincingly demonstrates that, contrary to the conventional interpretation, discord between these two countries is really the exception to what has been a surprisingly stable and cooperative bilateral relationship for the past two centuries. Sheinin's thesis nonetheless acknowledges that there have been genuine episodes of disagreement and misunderstanding. For example, Argentine governments have often been critical of U.S. heavy-handedness and moral piety; American officials have complained that their Argentine counterparts were either incompetent or unsophisticated. Yet, Sheinin contends that, on key financial, military, and strategic issues of the day, the relationship largely reflected a "quiet cooperation" between Buenos Aires and Washington.	1
Sheinin also makes overwhelmingly clear that there was usually more than met the eye when it came to U.S.-Argentine relations, especially when most of the public attention revolved around what political leaders might have been saying as opposed to what they were actually doing. For example, when in 1950 a U.S. ambassador questioned the fiery Argentine president Juan Domingo Perón about his anti-American tone, Perón's response reflected the nuance often present in the Argentine stance, "Damn it, can't people realize that certain things are said for local consumption?" (p. 105).	. . .

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