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Facundo: Civilization and Barbarism (original Spanish title: Facundo: Civilización y Barbarie) is a book written in 1845 by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, a writer and journalist who became the second president of Argentina.
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University of California Press, 2003 - History - 284 pages. A classic work of Latin American literature, Domingo Sarmiento’s Facundo has become an integral part of the history, politics, and...
Jul 26, 2010 · Quiroga, Juan Facundo, 1790-1835 Subject: Argentina -- History -- 1817-1860 Category: Text: EBook-No. 33267: Release Date: Jul 26, 2010: Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 228 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
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Oct 1, 1998 · 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...
Dec 13, 2019 · Facundo : civilization and barbarism : the first complete English translation by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
An educator and writer, Sarmiento was President of Argentina from 1868 to 1874. His "Facundo" 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).
His most famous work, known either as Facundo or by its original title, Civilization and Barbarism: Life of Juan Facundo Quiroga, is likewise an essay of extremes. The essay sets forth a basic opposition—between civilization and barbarism—that has profoundly influenced Latin American thought to the present day.
A classic work of Latin American literature, Domingo Sarmiento’s Facundo has become an integral part of the history, politics, and culture of Latin America since its first publication in 1845.
Facundo: An Introduction roberto gonzález echevarría Sarmiento’sFacundo, published in 1845, is the first Latin American clas-sic and the most important book written by a Latin American in any dis-cipline or genre. Fame has granted it the privilege of a one-word title, but the book was originally called, in Sarmiento’s idiosyncratic spelling,
His 1845 book, "Facundo: Or, Civilization and Barbarism" is considered a cornerstone of Latin American literature, a work of creative non-fiction that illustrates the region's development,...
