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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451621003321

Autore

Vicuña Mackenna Benjamín <1831-1886, >

Titolo

The Girondins of Chile : reminiscences of an eyewitness / / Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna ; translated from the Spanish by John H.R. Polt ; edited with an introduction and notes by Cristián Gazmuri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2003]

©2003

ISBN

1-280-53242-4

0-19-972579-9

9786610532421

0-19-993897-0

0-19-803462-8

1-4237-7570-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (98 p.)

Collana

Library of Latin America

Disciplina

983.04

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Chile Politics and government 1824-1920

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Series Editors' General Introduction; The Chilean Girondins and Their Time; Dedication; The Girondins of Chile; Notes

Sommario/riassunto

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 Vicuna. 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'Orleans and the. installation of the