Facundo Civilization and Barbarism

Name: Facundo Civilization and Barbarism
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ISBN: 9780520239807

ISBN-10: 0520239806

ISBN-13: 9780520239807

Edition: 2005

Authors: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Kathleen Ross, Roberto Gonzï¿½lez Echevarrï¿½a, Roberto Gonzï¿½lez Echevarrï¿½a

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A classic work of Latin American literature, Domingo Sarmiento's Facundo has become an integral part of the history, politics, and culture of Latin America since its first publication in 1845. Partially translated into English when it was first published, this foundational text appears here for the first time in its entirety. An educator and writer, Sarmiento was President of Argentina from 1868 to 1874. His Facundo is a study of the Argentine character, a prescription for the modernization of Latin America, and a protest against the tyranny of the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas (1835-1852). The book brings nineteenth-century Latin American history to life even as it raises questions…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 1/8/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Facundo: An Introduction



Translator's Introduction Facundo: Civilization and Barbarism


Author's Note Introduction



Physical Aspect of the Argentine Republic



Argentine Originality and Characters



Association



The Revolution of



Life of Juan Facundo Quiroga



La Rioja



Social Life (1825)



Tests of Strength



Society at War



Society at War



Society at War



Society at War



Barranca-Yaco!!!



Unitarist Government



Present and Future Glossary of Historical Names Translator's


Notes


Index