José Carlos Mariátegui | |
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| Born | 14 June 1894 Moquegua, Peru |
| Died | 16 April 1930 Lima, Peru |
| Political orientation | Marxism Andean socialism |
| Political party | Peruvian Communist Party |
José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira (14 June 1894 – 16 April 1930) was the founder of Peruvian Marxism. He applied Lenin's concept of worker–peasant unity to Peru, where the majority of the population were indigenous peasants. He was inspired by communal elements of Inca society but did not seek to restore the past. He was against the Comintern's proposed indigenous republic in the Andes and believed it would end in bourgeois nationalism.[1]
References
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Eastern Marxism' (pp. 85–86). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.