Ostensibly a biography of the gaucho barbarian Juan Facundo Quiroga, Facundo is also a complex, passionate work of history, sociology, and political commentary, and Latin America's most important essay of the nineteenth century. Itis 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 still being debated today-questions regarding the ""civilized"" city versus the ""barbaric"" countryside, the treatment of indigenous and African populations, and the classically liberal plan of modernization.
Facundo'scelebrated and frequently anthologized portraits ofQuiroga and other colorful characters give readers an exhilarating sense of Argentine culture in the making.
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By:
Domingo F. Sarmiento Introduction by:
Ilan Stavans Translated by:
Mary Peabody Mann Imprint: Penguin Classics Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 196mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 227g ISBN:9780140436778 ISBN 10: 0140436774 Pages: 288 Publication Date:01 October 1998 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Other merchandise Publisher's Status: Active
Translated by Mary Peabody Mann with an Introduction by Ilan Stavans Introduction Chronology Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text FACUNDO: OR, CIVILIZATION AND BARBARISM Appendix: Author's Notice from the 1845 Edition
