Facundo Or, Civilization and Barbarism

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Facundo Or, Civilization and Barbarism by Sarmiento, Domingo F.; Stavans, Ilan; Mann, Mary Peabody, 9780140436778
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  • ISBN: 9780140436778 | 0140436774
  • Cover: Paperback
  • Copyright: 10/1/1998

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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.