Europa, Africa y Norteamerica: Sarmiento y su viaje intelectual
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Title
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Europa, Africa y Norteamerica: Sarmiento y su viaje intelectual
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:802991d86bbd:11661
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identifier
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12224
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Creator
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Maiztegui, Susana,
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Contributor
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Juan Carlos Mercado
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Date
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2013
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Latin American literature | Sarmiento | Viaje
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Abstract
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This dissertation will explore the ideological circumstances of the Argentinian thinker, politician and author Domingo F. Sarmiento, (1811-1888), his intellectual coming of age, his development as a public and political figure and his ever clear definition of nation, present in his abundant production---letters, essays, legislation. The main thesis will revolve around his proposal for the economic organization and development---and its inevitable echo on the socio-economic and cultural angles- of a country emerging from fifty years of civil wars and political strife, social unrest and tyranny. From his extensive travels through Europe, Africa and the United States, both as a private citizen and as an emissary of the Chilean and Argentinian governments, Sarmiento envisioned the sole remedy for Argentina's take off and entry into the new century: a serious course to industrialization. This conviction led to his vigorous support to develop crucial infrastructure for the young country, such as the network of railroads, the dredging and building of new port facilities for Buenos Aires, all these public works which took the country to the forefront in the export of agricultural commodities. The fact that such ambitious enterprises required large amounts of capital and labor was not an obstacle for him. Loans from international, mostly British, banks were never a problem for a country blessed with natural resources; however, the empty, undeveloped Pampas lacked the amount of labor necessary for the endeavors of this high value-added nature, which demanded the commitment of qualified hard work. Sarmiento bases his call, first, for selective immigration on the need to attract workers for the new industries and, second, on the imperative to occupy the new territories seized from the native tribes in the Pampas.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Hispanic & Luso Brazilian Literatures & Languages
