 | Jos Carlos Maritegui: An Anthology Subjects: Communism -- Latin America; Nationalism and communism -- Latin America; Indians of South America -- Government relations; Communism -- Peru; Nationalism and communism -- Peru; Indians of South America -- Peru -- Government relations; José Carlos Mariátegui 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. |
