Chimneys in the Desert

Economic History Review:
"Chimneys in the Desert is a provocative study destined to become required reading for students of the history of industrial growth and of 'flawed' modernization."

The Journal of Economic History:
"[Rocchi's] work is wide ranging, well written, and highly perceptive...Anyone interested in the problematic history of the Argentine economy will find it a stimulating and convincing work."

EH.net:
"[Rocchi's] work is wide ranging, well written and extremely perceptive. . . . [He] has given us an excellent work that has reshaped our vision of early industrialization in Argentina. . . . Like all good books, this should inspire further research."

CHOICE:
"A must for anyone interested in Argentine history and economic development"

The Americas:
"Rocchi's exemplary study plays the invaluable role of stimulating a new, more vigorous and more empirically-grounded debate on an old but immensely important subject."

American Historical Review:
"Fernando Rocchi has written a very important, carefully researched, and persuasive account of the missing link in Argentina...This book is a milestone on Argentine history and Latin American historical political economy."