Tulio Halperín Donghi facts for kids
Tulio Halperin Donghi (born October 27, 1926 – died November 14, 2014) was an important historian from Argentina. He was known for his work on Latin American history. He taught at many universities around the world, including the University of Buenos Aires, Oxford University, and the University of California, Berkeley.
A Life Dedicated to History
Tulio Halperin Donghi was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1926. He studied at the University of Buenos Aires. In 1955, he earned two important degrees: a law degree (called a juris doctor) and a PhD in history.
He became a very well-known historian, especially for his studies on Latin America. From 1955 to 1966, he taught at the University of Buenos Aires. Later, he moved to the National University of the Litoral and became a dean there.
In 1966, due to political changes in Argentina, he left the country for a time. This event was known as the Night of the Long Batons. He then taught at Oxford University in England. In 1972, he joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. He often divided his time between the University of California and the University of Buenos Aires.
Tulio Halperin Donghi wrote many books about history. In 1998, he received a special award for his excellent historical work from the American Historical Association. He passed away on November 14, 2014.
His Books
Tulio Halperin Donghi wrote many important books. Here are some of them:
- Un conflicto nacional: moriscos y cristianos viejos en Valencia (A National Conflict: Moriscos and Old Christians in Valencia), 1957 ISBN: 9788437084121
- Tradición política española e ideología revolucionaria de Mayo (Spanish Political Tradition and the Revolutionary Ideology of May), 1961
- Historia contemporánea de América Latina (Contemporary History of Latin America), 1967 ISBN: 9788420676135 (other editions)
- El Río de la Plata al comenzar el siglo XIX (The Río de la Plata at the Beginning of the 19th Century), 1961
- Historia de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (History of the University of Buenos Aires), 1962
- Revolución y Guerra: Formación de una élite dirigente en la Argentina criolla (Revolution and War: Formation of a Ruling Elite in Creole Argentina), 1972 ISBN: 9789871220236
- The Aftermath of Revolution in Latin America (translation of Hispanoamérica después de la independencia), 1973
- Politics, Economics and Society in Argentina in the Revolutionary Period (translation of Revolución y Guerra), 1975 ISBN: 9780521109031
- La democracia de masas (Mass Democracy), 1991
- The Contemporary History of Latin America (translation of Historia de América Latina), 1993 ISBN: 9780822313748
- Proyecto y construcción de una Nación (Project and Construction of a Nation), 1996 ISBN: 9788466000390
- Son Memorias (They Are Memories), 2008 ISBN: 9789871220908
- La Argentina y la Tormenta Del Mundo: Ideas e Ideologías Entre 1930 y 1945 (Argentina and the World Storm: Ideas and Ideologies Between 1930 and 1945) ISBN: 9789871105311
