José Carlos Mariátegui: Pioneering Latin American Marxist | Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal
December 14, 2020 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Against the Current — Writing in the 1920s, the Peruvian Marxist José Carlos Mariátegui introduced a uniquely Latin American perspective on revolutionary socialist movements and theories. He famously noted, “we certainly do not want socialism in America to be a copy. It has to be a heroic creation.”[1] This political dynamism is what made him into an intellectual force with lasting relevance. Mariátegui’s voluminous and perceptive writings as well as extensive political activism left an un...
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