Backlands: The Canudos Campaign
| Translated by | Elizabeth Lowe |
| Introduction by | Ilan Stavans |
| Copyright Holder (Translation) | Elizabeth Lowe |
| Copyright Holder (Introduction/Prologue) | Ilan Stavans |
| Publisher | Penguin Group, Penguin Books |
| Publisher Series | Penguin Classics |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | London |
| Copyright | 2010 |
| First Printing | 2010 |
| This Edition Published | 2010 |
| Pages / Font | 560 pages / Adobe Sabon |
| ISBN | 1-101-46060-1 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780143106074 |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0143106074 |
| Library of Congress Classification Number | F2537.C97513 2010 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number | 981´.05—dc22 |
| Chapters | Introduction by Ilan Stavans, vii Translator's Preface, xxv Chronology, xxvii Timetable: The Canudos Campaign, xxxi A Note on the Text, xxxv Suggested Further Reading, xxxvii BACKLANDS: THE CANUDOS CAMPAIGN A Preliminary Note, 1 PART I: THE LAND, 3 Chapter I: The Land, 5 Chapter II: Man, 56 PART II: THE BATTLE, 179 Chapter III: The Battle Begins, 181 Chapter IV: Trapped at Mount Cambaio, 205 Chapter V: The Moreira César Expedition, 231 Chapter VI: The Fourth Expedition, 277 Chapter VII: A New Phase of the Battle, 397 Chapter VIII: Last Days, 426 Notes, 467 Index, 477 |
| Notes | Written by a former army lieutenant, civil engineer, and journalist, Backlands is Euclides da Cunha's vivid and poignant portrayal of Brazil's infamous War of Canudos. The deadliest civil war in Brazilian history, the conflict during the 1890s was between the government and the village of Canudos in the northeastern state of Bahia, which had been settled by 30,000 followers of the religious zealot Antonio Conselheiro. Far from just an objective retelling, da Cunha's story shows both the significance of this event and the complexities of Brazilian society. Published here in a new translation by Elizabeth Lowe, and featuring an introduction by one of the foremost scholars of Latin America, this is sure to remain one of the best chronicles of war ever penned. |
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