Alcides Arguedas
Encyclopedia
Alcides Arguedas was a Bolivia
n writer and historian.
and represented his country at several diplomatic missions in both Europe
and America
. He was also a deputy and a senator, and for a while served as minister of agriculture.
altiplano, their cultures, and their customs. More controversially, he believed that Bolivia's best hopes lay in a decidedly Western or European orientation, at the expense of majority indigenous culture. Indeed, he tended to see the latter as a handicap impeding Bolivia's progress. His most famous works are Pueblo Enfermo (1910) and Raza de Bronce (1919).
Personal Life-
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n writer and historian.
Background and political and diplomatic roles
He was born in La Paz, where he studied law and political science. He later studied sociology in ParisParis
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and represented his country at several diplomatic missions in both Europe
Europe
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and America
Americas
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. He was also a deputy and a senator, and for a while served as minister of agriculture.
Themes as a writer
Arguedas was a keen observer of – and much of his work was inspired by – the indigenous inhabitants of the AndeanAndes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
altiplano, their cultures, and their customs. More controversially, he believed that Bolivia's best hopes lay in a decidedly Western or European orientation, at the expense of majority indigenous culture. Indeed, he tended to see the latter as a handicap impeding Bolivia's progress. His most famous works are Pueblo Enfermo (1910) and Raza de Bronce (1919).
Personal Life-
Important works
- Pueblo enfermo 1909 (social commentary)
- Raza de bronce (1919) (novel)
- La fundación de la República (1920) (history)
- Historia general de Bolivia (1922) (history)
- Política y la Guerra del Chaco (1926) (history)
- La dictadura y la anarquía (1926) (history)
- Los caudillos bárbaros (1929) (history)
- La danza de las sombras (1934) (memoirs)