Abstract:
Seven Essays Interpreting Peruvian Reality, by José
Carlos Mariátegui, published in 1928, is considered
by many the first successful effort to “nationalize”
or “regionalize” Marxism in Latin America, but it
was received timidly at the time due in part to its
criticisms of APRA (American Popular Revolutionary
Alliance) and COMINTERN (Third Communist
International). The latter, which had alreadly been
subject to a strong process of centralization, was
decisive in the isolation of Mariátegui’s theoretical
and political positions. It has been several decades
since Seven Essays imposed itself as the most
important and influential work produced by
Latin American Marxism. This article discusses
Mariátegui’s relationship to the Comintern, his
arguments with leaders of the PC in the region
and differing perspectives and interpretations of
Mariátegui and the IC in relation to various topics,
such the organization of the party, the historical
formation of Peruo, the issue of Tacna and Arica,
the national question, and other issues.
Keywords: Mariátegui. Comintern. Socialist Party
of Peru. Communist Party of Peru.
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