Facundo : Or, Civilization and Barbarism
by Sarmiento, Domingo F. (Author); Stavans, Ilan (Editor/introduction); Mann, Mary Peabody (Translator)Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-10-01
Publisher(s): 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.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | vii | (26) | |||
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| Chronology | xxxiii | (6) | |||
| Suggestions for Further Reading | xxxix | (8) | |||
| A Note on the Text | xlvii | ||||
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1 | (238) | |||
| Appendix: Author's Notice from the 1845 Edition | 239 |
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