Bibliograph

Facundo, or, civilization and barbarism, Domingo F. Sarmiento ; translated by Mary Mann ; introduction by Ilan Stavans

Type

Label

Facundo, or, civilization and barbarism, Domingo F. Sarmiento ; translated by Mary Mann ; introduction by Ilan Stavans

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxix-xlv)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Facundo, or, civilization and barbarism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

38752884

Responsibility statement

Domingo F. Sarmiento ; translated by Mary Mann ; introduction by Ilan Stavans

Series statement

Penguin classics

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

resource.variantTitle

FacundoCivilization and barbarism

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