Facundo
Or, Civilization and Barbarism
$52.24
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 October 1998
Summary
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. It is 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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140436778 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140436774 |
| Author: | Domingo F. Sarmiento, Ilan Stavans, Mary Peabody Mann |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 1998 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Domingo F. Sarmiento
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.
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