| Description |
xlvii, 240 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Penguin classics
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| Summary |
Written in political exile by one of Argentina's greatest statesmen and intellectuals and long known to English-speaking readers as Life in the Argentine Republic in the Days of the Tyrants, Facundo (1845) is ostensibly a biography of the gaucho "barbarian" Juan Facundo Quiroga. Combining history, sociology, and political commentary, Sarmiento explores the impact of Argentine geography on the life of the gaucho; chronicles the often bloody political and military adventures of Facundo; examines the reign of the tyrannical ruler Juan Manuel de Rosas; and ponders the future of Argentina. This edition includes an informative introduction and a chronology of Sarmiento's life and times. It also restores the original author's note that was dropped for the 1868 English-language edition - and that is crucial to our understanding of Sarmiento and his views. |
| Subject |
Argentina -- History -- 1817-1860.
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Argentina -- Description and travel.
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Quiroga, Juan Facundo, 1790-1835.
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Rosas, Juan Manuel Jose Domingo Ortiz de, 1793-1877.
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| Added Author |
Mann, Mary Tyler Peabody, 1806-1887.
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Stavans, Ilan.
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Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888.
Life in the Argentine Republic in the days of tyrants.
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| Added Title |
Facundo |
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Civilization and barbarism |
| ISBN |
0140436774 |
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9780140436778 |
| Standard No. |
UKM b9911414 |
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YDXCP 1498946 |
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AU@ 000013783117 |
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