Description
| Product ID: | 9781642595970 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Historical Materialism |
| Title: | Bread and Beauty |
| Subtitle: | The Cultural Politics of Jos Carlos Maritegui |
| Authors: | Author: Juan E. De Castro |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | History of art, History of art / art & design styles, History of the Americas, Social theory, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, History of the Americas, Social theory, Marxism & Communism, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, South America |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A definitive reevaluation of the relationship between culture and politics in the thought of Peruvian socialist José Carlos Mariátegui. Influenced by anarchism and especially by anarcho-syndicalist Georges Sorel, the political praxis of Peruvian activist and scholar José Carlos Mariátegui (1894-1930) deviated from the policies mandated by the Comintern. Mariátegui saw only new subjectivities as capable of making a revolution that would not recreate bourgeois or fascist structures. For Mariátegui, a new society required a new culture. He therefore not only founded the Peruvian Socialist Party, but also created Amauta, a magazine that brought together the writings of the political and cultural avant-gardes. This landmark book both examines Mariátegui’s views on the political valence of cultural habits and products and assesses the cultural underpinnings of the political proposals found in his writings and actions. |
| Imprint Name: | Haymarket Books |
| Publisher Name: | Haymarket Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-10-22 |
