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Girondins of Chile : Reminiscences of an Eyewitness by Benjamín Vicuña MacKenna and John Polt (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Girondins of Chile : Reminiscences of an Eyewitness, Paperback by Vicuna Mackenna, Benjamin; Gazmuri R., Cristian; Polt, John (TRN), ISBN 019515181X, ISBN-13 9780195151817, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Offers an eyewitness account of the 1851 uprising in Chile and the activities of the young liberals of Santiago who were inspired by events in France to bring change to their own society.

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-10019515181X

ISBN-139780195151817

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Book TitleGirondins of Chile : Reminiscences of an Eyewitness

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicCaribbean & Latin American, Europe / France, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Latin America / South America

GenrePolitical Science, Literary Collections, History

AuthorBenjamín Vicuña Mackenna, John Polt

Book SeriesLibrary of Latin America Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight4.6 Oz

Item Length5.5 in

Item Width8.4 in

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LCCN2002-027415

Reviews"With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up a new frontier that may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continent itself."--The Herald, South Carolina, Praise for Previous Library of Latin America Editions:"The most significant publishing event in Latin American literature in this country since the Boom of the 1960s."--The Wall Street Journal, "Language has always been a barrier to our unity as the Americas, and mostespecially to our reading of each other's literatures. Now with this new seriesby Oxford University Press, the Library of Latin America is literally open toNorth Americans and to English speakers everywhere. This is an important seriesfor anyone who is prevented from knowing the classics of the southern half ofthis hemisphere because of not knowing the language. !Bienvenidos to these newreaders!"--Julia Alvarez, "With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up a new frontierthat may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continent itself."--The Herald(South Carolina), "Language has always been a barrier to our unity as the Americas, and most especially to our reading of each other's literatures. Now with this new series by Oxford University Press, the Library of Latin America is literally open to North Americans and to English speakers everywhere. This isan important series for anyone who is prevented from knowing the classics of the southern half of this hemisphere because of not knowing the language. !Bienvenidos to these new readers!"--Julia Alvarez, "Language has always been a barrier to our unity as the Americas, and mostespecially to our reading of each other's literatures. Now with this new seriesby Oxford University Press, the library of Latin America is literally open toNorth Americans and to English speakers everywhere. This is an important seriesfor anyone who is prevented from knowing the classics of the southern half ofthis hemisphere because of not knowing the language. !Bienvenidos to these newreaders!"--Julia Alvarez, Praise for Previous Library of Latin America Editions:"The most significant publishing event in Latin American literature in thiscountry since the Boom of the 1960s."--The Wall Street Journal, Praise for Previous Library of Latin America Editions:"The most significant publishing event in Latin American literature in this country since the Boom of the 1960s."--The Wall Street Journal"Language has always been a barrier to our unity as the Americas, and most especially to our reading of each other's literatures. Now with this new series by Oxford University Press, the Library of Latin America is literally open to North Americans and to English speakers everywhere. This is an important series for anyone who is prevented from knowing the classics of the southern half of this hemisphere because of not knowing the language. !Bienvenidos tothese new readers!"--Julia Alvarez"With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up a new frontier that may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continent itself."--The Herald, South Carolina, "With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up a new frontierthat may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continent itself."--The Herald,South Carolina

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Dewey Decimal983/.04

SynopsisThe Girondins of Chile tells of the strong influence that the European revolutions of 1848 had in Chile, and how they motivated a young Santiago society with high cultural aspirations but little political knowledge or direction. Benjamin Vicuña Mackenna, a Chilean writer and historian who lived during those days in Santiago, relates the events of the time, events in which he was a participant. He pays special attention to how the 1848 revolutions influenced a group of young liberals he called "Chilean Girondins." When news of the fall of Philippe d'Orléans and the installation of the Second Republic arrived, there was an explosion of jubilation in Santiago. Now there were no barriers to ideas, "much less to the generous ideas proclaimed by the sincere people of France." But when a proletarian revolution took place in France in June, Chilean public opinion became virulently anti-revolutionary. Except, of course, among the liberal youth, the Chilean Girondins, who were headed towards revolution--and sooner than anyone thought. When revolution came in 1851, Vicuña Mackenna found himself sentenced to death for taking part in the uprising. After escaping and spending some years in exile, he was able to return in 1855. He remained active in politics, yet his account of what happened in the 1851-52 revolution was not published until 1876., The Girondins of Chile tells of the strong influence that the European revolutions of 1848 had in Chile, and how they motivated a young Santiago society with high cultural aspirations but little political knowledge or direction. Benjamin Vicu a Mackenna, a Chilean writer and historian who lived during those days in Santiago, relates the events of the time, events in which he was a participant. He pays special attention to how the 1848 revolutions influenced a group of young liberals he called "Chilean Girondins." When news of the fall of Philippe d'Orl ans and the installation of the Second Republic arrived, there was an explosion of jubilation in Santiago. Now there were no barriers to ideas, "much less to the generous ideas proclaimed by the sincere people of France." But when a proletarian revolution took place in France in June, Chilean public opinion became virulently anti-revolutionary. Except, of course, among the liberal youth, the Chilean Girondins, who were headed towards revolution--and sooner than anyone thought. When revolution came in 1851, Vicu a Mackenna found himself sentenced to death for taking part in the uprising. After escaping and spending some years in exile, he was able to return in 1855. He remained active in politics, yet his account of what happened in the 1851-52 revolution was not published until 1876., The Girondins of Chile tells of the strong influence that the European revolutions of 1848 had in Chile, and how they motivated a young Santiago society with high cultural aspirations but little political knowledge or direction. Benjamin Vicuña Mackenna, a Chilean writer and historian who lived during those days in Santiago relates the events of the time, events in which he was a participant. He pays special attention to how the '1848' revolutions and their attendant ideas influenced the thoughts and actions of a group of young liberals he called 'Chilean Girondins'.When the news of the fall of Philippe d'Orléans and the subsequent installation of the Second Republic reached Chile, there was an explosion of jubilation in Santiago. Now there were no barriers to ideas, Vicuña Mackenna wrote, "much less to the generous ideas proclaimed by the sincere people of France." But it only took a few days for warnings and critiques of French events to surface, and when a proletarian revolution took place in June in France, Chilean public opinion became virulently anti-revolutionary. Except, of course, among the liberal youth--the 'Chilean Girondins', who were headed towards revolution, and sooner than anyone thought.When revolution came in 1851, Vicuña Mackenna found even himself sentenced to death for taking part in the uprising. He escaped, spent some years in exile, and was able to return in 1855. He remained active in politics, yet his account of what happened to the 'Chilean Girondins' in the 1851-2 revolution was not published until 1876., The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuña MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902.

LC Classification NumberF3095.V65132002