Polí­tica y cultura: Biblioteca Contemporánea y Colección Austral, dos modelos de difusión cultural

Abstract

The beginning of the most successful period in Argentinaïs history of publishing, between 1937 and 1951, coincides with the launch of two pocket-book collections which were highly relevant for the education of one generation: the Biblioteca Contemporánea, by Losada; and the Colección Austral, by Espasa-Calpe Argentina. Both collections respond to publishing projects whose foundations are analyzed in this article. In order to do that, their origin is explained and an in-depth analysis of their catalogues between 1938 and 1945 is undertaken