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.