Mike Gonzalez 
In the Red Corner [EPUB ebook] 
The Marxism of José Carlos Mariátegui

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José Carlos Mariátegui (1894-1930) is widely recognized across Latin America as one of the most important and innovative Marxist thinkers of the twentieth century. Yet his life and work are largely unknown to the English-speaking world. In this gripping political biography—the first written in English—Mike Gonzalez introduces readers to the inspiring life and thought of the Peruvian socialist.

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Table of Content


  • Introduction: the resurrection of a Marxist

  • Peru caught between colonialism and modernity

  • Learning his trade: Mariátegui’s “stone age”

  • 1919: the year of change

  • The discovery of Marxism: Mariátegui in Europe

  • World crisis and the interpretation of Peruvian reality

  • Seven Essays, a Marxist interpretation

  • The agony of Mariátegui

  • Mariátegui’s gift

  • Bibliography (and resume of Mariátegui’s works)

  • About the author

    Mike Gonzalez is Emeritus Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Glasgow. He is the co-editor of Arms and the People (Pluto, 2012) and author of Hugo Chavez: Socialist for the Twenty-first Century (Pluto, 2014)

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    Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 200 ● ISBN 9781608469161 ● File size 0.8 MB ● Publisher Haymarket Books ● Published 2019 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7059033 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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