Girondins of Chile Reminiscences of an Eyewitness

Name: Girondins of Chile Reminiscences of an Eyewitness
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ISBN: 9780195151817

ISBN-10: 019515181X

ISBN-13: 9780195151817

Edition: 2002

Authors: Benjamin Vicuna MacKenna, Pedro Cristiï¿½n Gazmuri Riveros, John H.R. Polt, John H.R. Polt

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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 Vicua 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'Orlans and the subsequent installation of the Second Republic reached Chile, there was…

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/21/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



Series Editors' General Introduction


The Chilean Girondins and Their Time



The Girondins of Chile: Reminiscences of an Eyewitness


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