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Jose Carlos Mariategui

An Anthology
  • ISBN-13: 9781583672457
  • Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS
  • Edited and translated by Harry E. Vanden, Edited and translated by Marc Becker
  • Price: AUD $64.99
  • Stock: 3 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 03/03/2012
  • Format: Paperback (210.00mm X 140.00mm) 464 pages Weight: 558g
  • Categories: Marxism & Communism [JPFC]
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Jose Carlos Mariategui is one of Latin America's most profound but overlooked thinkers. A self-taught journalist, social scientist, and activist from Peru, he was the first to emphasize that those fighting for the revolutionary transformation of society must adapt classical Marxist theory to the particular conditions of Latin American. He also stressed that indigenous peoples must take an active, if not leading, role in any revolutionary struggle. Today Latin America is the scene of great social upheaval. More progressive governments are in power than ever before, and grassroots movements of indigenous peoples, workers, and peasants are increasingly shaping the political landscape. The time is perfect for a rediscovery of Mariategui, who is considered an intellectual precursor of today's struggles in Latin America but virtually unknown in the English-speaking world. This volume collects his essential writings, including many that have never been translated and some that have never been published. The scope of this collection, masterful translation, and thoughtful commentary make it an essential book for scholars of Latin America and all of those fighting for a new world, waiting to be born.
Harry E. Vanden is professor of political science and international studies at the University of South Florida. He has written and edited many books, including Introduction to Latin America (with Gary Prevost) and Politics of Latin America (with Gary Prevost). Marc Becker is associate professor of history at Truman State University. He is the author of Indians and Leftists in the Making of Ecuador's Modern Indigenous Movements and Historia Agraria y Social de Cayambe.
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