Marxism in Latin America from 1909 to the Present: An AnthologyMichael Löwy This is the first new anthology of writings by Latin American Marxists to appear in over twenty years. Its purpose is to fill this vacuum and to provide a working tool for both students and activists. While including theoretical, sociological, historical, and economic writings, the majority of the documents center on political struggles throughout the continent. The anthology's method is historical, considering the evolution of Marxist thought in the context of social and political struggles during the different historical periods in Latin America, as well as in connection with developments in the international workers' movement. Of particular interest are hard-to-find documents from the early years of the Communist International; a number of important and previously untranslated texts by Jose Carlos Mariategui, widely considered the most important Marxist thinker of the Americas; documents from the 1932 revolt in El Salvador, led by Farabundo Marti; and selections from the most dynamic elements of the Latin American left, including the Central American revolutionary movements, the Brazilian Workers Party, and liberation theologists. |
Contents
Introduction | xiii |
About This Anthology | lxvi |
Socialism before 1914 | 2 |
Copyright | |
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Marxism in Latin America from 1909 to the Present: An Anthology Michael Löwy,Paul Le Blanc No preview available - 1992 |
Marxism in Latin America from 1909 to the Present: An Anthology Michael Lowy,Paul Le Blanc No preview available - 2006 |
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