In The Red Corner
The Marxism of Jose Carlos Mariategui
Published on 13. August 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-60846-915-4 (ISBN)
Description
Jose Carlos Mariategui (1894-1930) is widely recognised across Latin America as one of the most important and innovative Marxist thinkers of the twentieth century. Yet his life and work are largely unknown to the English speaking world. In this gripping political biography - the first written in English - Mike Gonzalez introduces readers to the inspiring life and thought of the Peruvian socialist. As one of the first modern thinkers to discuss what Marxism has to offer, and to learn from, the struggles of Indigenous peoples, his ideas have an immediate relevance in the context of Standing Rock and other native-led fights challenging pipelines across North America.
Reviews / Votes
"Mike Gonzalez possesses a extraordinarily rich knowledge of the Latin American left, has engaged critically with the politics of modern military institutions, and has an abiding interest in independently-minded public figures. He has brought these singular attributes together in this lucid portrait of Hugo Chavez. "-Professor James Dunkerley, Queen Mary University
"For activists and scholars alike, this is an excellent biography, which mirrors in its nuances and subtleties the complexity of the Bolivarian process and the figure of Chavez himself."
-Jeffery R. Webber, Queen Mary University of London, author of The Last Day of Oppression and the First Day of The Same
"A seminal work on the ideological and political formation of the former Venezuelan President and leading figure of twenty-first century socialism."
-Francesco Di Bernardo, LSE Review of Books
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
316 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60846-915-4 (9781608469154)
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E-Book
07/2019
Haymarket Books
€18.49
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Person
Mike Gonzalez is Emeritus Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Glasgow. He is the co-editor of Arms and the People (Pluto, 2012) and author of Hugo Chavez: Socialist for the Twenty-first Century (Pluto, 2014)
Content
Introduction: the resurrection of a Marxist
Peru caught between colonialism and modernity
Learning his trade: Mariategui's "stone age"
1919: the year of change
The discovery of Marxism: Mariategui in Europe
World crisis and the interpretation of Peruvian reality
Seven Essays, a Marxist interpretation
The agony of Mariategui
Mariategui's gift
Bibliography (and resume of Mariategui's works)
Peru caught between colonialism and modernity
Learning his trade: Mariategui's "stone age"
1919: the year of change
The discovery of Marxism: Mariategui in Europe
World crisis and the interpretation of Peruvian reality
Seven Essays, a Marxist interpretation
The agony of Mariategui
Mariategui's gift
Bibliography (and resume of Mariategui's works)