Facundo : Or, Civilization and Barbarism
, by Sarmiento, Domingo F. (Author); Stavans, Ilan (Editor/introduction); Mann, Mary Peabody (Translator)Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780140436778 | 0140436774
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/1/1998
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.