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Facundo: Or, Civilization and Barbarism
by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
- HISTORY
- 1998
- PAPER
- 320 PAGES
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This 19th Century essay uses the story of the reigning dictator Facundo and the bloody civil wars to set up an opposition between European "Civilization" and native "Barbarism." It's a chronicle of the various conflicts associated with Facundo and his generals' rise to power and a fascinating glimpse of a pervasive mindset.
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