The Human tradition in Latin America : the ninteenth century / edited by Judith Ewell and William H. Beezley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ewell, Judith, 1943-2019.

Beezley, William H.

Series:

Latin American silhouettes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

Latin America--Civilization--19th century.

Latin America.

Latin America--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Del. : SR Books, 1989.

Summary:

Although the people whose stories appear in this book seem far removed from our lives, most have the qualities that E.M. Forster admires as part of the 'true human tradition.' We may cringe at the suffering that some of them endured--or contributed to--or at the violence that pervaded their lives. Still, we can empathize with the courage and ability that gave most of them the 'power to endure' through the 'cruelty and chaos' of nineteenth-century Latin America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0842023313

0842023321

OCLC:

19887139