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A Visit to the Ranquel Indians | 
 enlarge | Author: Lucio V. Mansilla
Creator: Eva Gillies
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1329157
Media: Paperback
Pages: 467
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0803282354
Dewey Decimal Number: 909
EAN: 9780803282353
ASIN: 0803282354
Publication Date: August 28, 1997
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Condition: Publisher: Univ of Nebraska PressDate of Publication: 1997Binding: Illustrated PaperEdition: First Paperback EditionCondition: Near Fine in SoftcoverDescription: 6 x 9" 0803282354 a solid copy; tiny remainder mark on bottom edge; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------
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Lucio V. Mansilla (1831–1913), the widely traveled and cultured scion of a famous family, was a colonel in the Argentine army when he undertook an “excursion” to the Argentine interior in 1870 to visit natives in areas then largely unknown. Mansilla’s uncle, dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas, dominated most of Argentina from 1829 to 1852 and had led successful military expeditions against the frontier Indians in 1852. Mansilla set out for a reconnaissance into the tense border region just after a peace treaty had been signed with the Indians. Over the course of this expedition, Mansilla sent to a friend in the capital a series of letters which were then serially published in a leading Buenos Aires newspaper. His careful observations offer valuable ethnographic data, as Argentina’s Indians were almost totally extinguished or assimilated within a few generations of Mansilla’s expedition. Furthermore, his account, which contains thoughtful perspectives on the “Indian question” and the dichotomy of civilization and barbarism, stands as a lasting contribution to Argentine and Spanish-American literature. Mansilla’s work both in this account and elsewhere made him a leading figure in the Argentina “Generation of 1880,” a group crucial in the development of Argentine literary and intellectual life.
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 the classic dilemma September 6, 2001
mli1648 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A visit to the ranquel indians(Una excursion a los indios ranqueles)is the most famous novel of the argentine "dandy" writer Lucio Mansilla.
Nephew of the ex dictator Rosas, Mansilla grew up as any other nobleman at his age. He used to be haughty, scorn the culture of the aboriginal as "barbarism" and" uncouth".
But his opinion changed completely after visiting the ranquel indians during a mission send by the federal government.His original motive was oblige the indians to concede the territory for the construcion of railroad, but while he lived along side the indians, he realized that the problems the indians have were mostly because of their povertry, and they are neither uncouth, imbecil and bellicose as the government described.
The indians were really brave, smart and loyal to the friendship.
Mansilla felt that himself was also converted to a inseparable part of the indian community. At the same time, he also know clearly that his mission was to destroy the indian's hacienda.
The today he complete his mission must also be the final of the peaceful life of these ingenuous poor people.
It was really a painful option for Mr Mansilla...
 A classic nonfiction work, not a "novel"... April 12, 2005
Beyond-Is-Within Also (Pennsylvania, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just to put the prior review in context, this is a very worthwhile work of nonfiction -- specifically, socio-econo-politico-anthropological reportage. Apparently the reviewer meant "book" rather than "novel"....
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