Facundo: Or,Civilization And Barbarism (Penguin Classics S.) [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa blanda

Sarmiento, Domingo F.

 
9780140436778: Facundo: Or,Civilization And Barbarism (Penguin Classics S.) [Idioma Inglés]
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 0140436774 ISBN 13: 9780140436778
Editorial: Penguin Publishing Group, 1998

Sinopsis

Now considered the most important Latin American essay of the nineteenth century, Facundo first appeared in 1845, when Sarmiento was living in political exile from Argentina. Ostensibly a biography of the gaucho "barbarian" Juan Facundo Quiroga, it is also a complex and passionate work of history, sociology and political commentary. Sarmiento explores the impact of Argentinian geography on the life of the gaucho; chronicles the upbringing and the often bloody political and military adventures of Facundo; and examines the reign of Juan Manuel de Rosas, the tyrannical ruler of Argentina at the time of Sarmiento's writing.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Acerca del autor

An writer, educator, and activist, Domingo F. Sarmiento was President of Argentina from 1868 to 1874. 

Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College and the author or editor of numerous books.

De la contraportada

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.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
Penguin Publishing Group
Año de publicación
1998
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0140436774
ISBN 13 
9780140436778
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
289
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

Friedensallee 273
Hamburg
22763
Alemania

Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9781113931993: Facundo

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  111393199X ISBN 13:  9781113931993
Editorial: BiblioLife, 2009
Tapa dura