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Book Synopsis'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 Lat
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Table of Contents
- Introduction by Jorge Basadre
- Author’s Note
- 1. Outline of the Economic Evolution
- 2. The Problem of the Indian
- 3. The Problem of Land
- 4. Public Education
- 5. The Religious Factor
- 6. Regionalism and Centralism
- 7. Literature on Trial
- Glossary
- Index
