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Seven Interpretive Essays on Peruvian Reality

Mariátegui, José Carlos·1971·University of Texas Press eBooks
DOI 10.7560/701151
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Once again I repeat that I am not an impartial; objective critic. My judgments are nourished by my ideals, my sentiments, my passions. I have an avowed and resolute ambition: to assist in the creation of Peruvian socialism. I am far removed from the academic techniques of the university. —From the Author's Note Jose Carlos Mariátegui was one of the leading South American social philosophers of the early twentieth century. He identified the future of Peru with the welfare of the Indian at a time when similar ideas were beginning to develop in Middle America and the Andean region. Generations of Peruvian and other Latin American social thinkers have been profoundly influenced by his writings. Seven Interpretive Essays on Peruvian Reality (Siete ensayos de interpretación de la realidad peruana), first published in 1928, is Mariátegui's major statement of his position and has gone into many editions, not only in Peru but also in other Latin American countries. The topics discussed in the essays—economic evolution, the problem of the Indian, the land problem, public education, the religious factor, regionalism and centralism, and the literary process—are in many respects as relevant today as when the book was written. Mariátegui's thinking was strongly tinged with Marxism. Because contemporary sociology, anthropology, and economics have been influenced by Marxism much more in Latin America than in North America, it is important that North Americans become more aware of Mariátegui's position and accord it its proper historical significance. Jorge Basadre, the distinguished Peruvian historian, in an introduction written especially for this translation, provides an account of Mariátegui's life and describes the political and intellectual climate in which these essays were written.

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Authors
Mariátegui, J. C.
Venue
University of Texas Press eBooks
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Published
1971-12-31
DOI
10.7560/701151
OpenAlex
W2163169562
Cited by
429
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.40
Type
book
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
University of Texas Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Latin American Cultural Politics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Historical Studies in Latin America
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Indigenous Studies in Latin America
Keywords
José Carlos Mariátegui, Marxism, Indian question, indigenous peoples, land issues, public education, religion, literary process, economic development, Latin American social thought, Jorge Basadre

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