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“From Robinson to Odysseus” was written by José Vasconcelos[1] in exile. It was published in Spain in 1935 (Ed. M. Aguilar). When I wrote the review, only one edition of the book with a print run of 3,000 copies had been published in Mexico (Ed. Constancia, 1952). The work is contained in his Collected Works, but due to the aforementioned situation, it was not as well known in our continent as his other writings. In this book Vasconcelos expounds his pedagogical approach, as to oppose to the Anglo-Saxon pedagogy, which prevailed at that moment.
[1] José Vasconcelos Calderón (28 February 1882 – 30 June 1959) was a Mexican writer, philosopher and politician. He is one of the most influential and controversial personalities in the development of modern Mexico.
“De Robinson a Odiseo”, escrito por José Vasconcelos en el destierro, se publicó en España en 1935 (Ed. M. Aguilar). Cuando escribí la reseña, había sólo un libro con un tiraje de 3,000 ejemplares editado en México (Ed. Constancia, 1952). Por mismo, aun cuando se encontraba en sus Obras completas, no tuvo en nuestro continente la difusión de otros trabajos de Vasconcelos. Plasma en este trabajo su propuesta pedagógica, en contraposición con las anglo-sajonas, preponderantes en ese momento.