MARIÁTEGUI, LATIN AMERICAN SOCIALISM, AND ASIA
<p class="first" id="d333376e59">José Carlos Mariátegui is the most prominent Marxist thinker of 20th century Latin America. His Seven Interpretive Essays on Peruvian Reality is still considered a classical reference work, indispensable for understan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pluto Journals
2010-09-01
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| Series: | World Review of Political Economy |
| Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.2307/41931886 |
| Summary: | <p class="first" id="d333376e59">José Carlos Mariátegui is the most prominent Marxist thinker of 20th century Latin
America. His Seven Interpretive Essays on Peruvian Reality is still considered a classical
reference work, indispensable for understanding the political and economical structures
of postcolonial Perú and, indirectly, of Latin America. His works range from a modern
socialist project based on a critical understanding of modern colonialism and imperialism,
an economic analysis of the development of capitalism, the feudal structures of property,
and the growing social conflicts in his native Perú. Less well known is his exploration
of the future geopolitical situation of Latin American peoples and cultures vis-à-vis
Asia. His intellectual position can be summarized in one sentence: "Spiritually and
materially, China is closer to us than Europe." This article deepens the notion of
the "Oriental dimension" of Latin American cultures and its roots in anti-colonial,
antiimperialist, and socialist movements until today. It then challenges both the
modern traditional Eurocentric Westernization of Latin American cultures, as well
as the neoconservative strategies of "Western-hemispheric" mapping of Latin American
cultures and peoples.
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| ISSN: | 2042-891X 2042-8928 |