This is a detailed study of nationalism in Argentina, a fundamentalist movement pledged to violence and dictatorship that came to a head in the notorious disappearances of the 1970s. This radical, right-wing movement has had a profound impact on almost all aspects of Argentinian life - art and literature, journalism, education, the church, and, of course, politics. The text attempts to understand the politics and ideology behind the military-led repression of the 1970s and the resistance to democracy among extreme right-wing groups that led to several attempted coups between 1987 and 1990. It examines the origins of the nationalist movement, linking its contemporary manifestations to the authoritarian ideologies that prevailed in the 19th and early 20th centuries in Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Brazil.