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Alberto Flores Galindo
Utopia, History, and Revolution
Series: - Historical Materialism Book Series, Volume: 336
A renowned Peruvian historian, Alberto Flores Galindo (1949-1990) wrote fundamental books on Andean utopianism, José Carlos Mariátegui, subaltern Lima, and more. He participated in fiery debates on the left about Marxism, democracy, and socialism.
Written by two specialists in Peruvian history, this book addresses many of his major topics and contributions, including Peru's rupture with Spanish colonialism, his role as a Marxist public intellectual, his relationship with the Cuban Revolution, the Shining Path and human rights, and his passion for literature. The book introduces English readers to the life and work of one of Latin America's major Marxist thinkers.
Written by two specialists in Peruvian history, this book addresses many of his major topics and contributions, including Peru's rupture with Spanish colonialism, his role as a Marxist public intellectual, his relationship with the Cuban Revolution, the Shining Path and human rights, and his passion for literature. The book introduces English readers to the life and work of one of Latin America's major Marxist thinkers.
Carlos Aguirre is Professor of History at the University of Oregon. He is the author or editor of numerous books on the history of slavery, prisons, intellectuals, and print culture, including the co-edited Las cartas del Boom (Alfaguara 2023).
Charles Walker is Professor of History at the University of California, Davis. His publications include The Tupac Amaru Rebellion (Harvard University Press 2016) and the graphic history Witness to the Age of Revolution (Oxford University Press 2020). He is finishing a book on the Shining Path.
Charles Walker is Professor of History at the University of California, Davis. His publications include The Tupac Amaru Rebellion (Harvard University Press 2016) and the graphic history Witness to the Age of Revolution (Oxford University Press 2020). He is finishing a book on the Shining Path.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
âCarlos Aguirre and Charles Walker
1 Between the Andean Utopia and the Socialist Utopia
âCarlos Aguirre and Charles Walker
â1âRethinking Mariátegui and Peruvian Marxism
â2âAndean Utopia as History and Memory
â3âIntellectual and Methodological Dialogues
â4âThe Andean Utopia under Debate
2 âMore Than One Alternativeâ: Alberto Flores Galindo and Peruâs War of Independence
âCharles Walker
â1âSearching for New Paths
â2âTúpac Amaru
â3âAristocracy, the Plebe, and Historians
â4âSearching and Searching
â5âMore Than One Alternative
3 Leftwing Political Culture and Print Culture in Contemporary Peru: The Making of a Public Intellectual
âCarlos Aguirre
â1âThe Making of an Intellectual: Flores Galindo and the Generation of 1968
â2âThe Printed Word as an Intellectual Weapon
â3âConclusion: The Public Intellectual and Print Culture
4 âTheres Is No Happy Islandâ: Flores Galindo, Cuba, and the Socialist Utopia
âCarlos Aguirre
â1âLatin American Intellectuals Respond to Reagan
â2âThe 1986 Casa De Las Américas Prize
â3âReturn Visit to Cuba
â4â(Re)Thinking the Revolution
â5âFriendship and Solidarity
â6âConclusion
5 âHistorians Cannot Overlook the Presentâ: Alberto Flores Galindo on the Shining Path, Violence, and the 1980âs Crisis
âCharles Walker
â1âThe Art of Doing Research and Writing Essays
â2âThe Boiling Point
â3âThe Silent War
â4âDebates, Controversies, and Polemics
â5âTime of Plagues
â6âHuman Rights
â7âConclusions
6 A Requited Passion: Flores Galindo and Literature
âCarlos Aguirre
â1âA Passion for Reading
â2âLiterature and the Historical Craft
â3âThe Forging of a Style
â4âThe Impossible Library
â5âSigns of a Bygone Era
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
âCarlos Aguirre and Charles Walker
1 Between the Andean Utopia and the Socialist Utopia
âCarlos Aguirre and Charles Walker
â1âRethinking Mariátegui and Peruvian Marxism
â2âAndean Utopia as History and Memory
â3âIntellectual and Methodological Dialogues
â4âThe Andean Utopia under Debate
2 âMore Than One Alternativeâ: Alberto Flores Galindo and Peruâs War of Independence
âCharles Walker
â1âSearching for New Paths
â2âTúpac Amaru
â3âAristocracy, the Plebe, and Historians
â4âSearching and Searching
â5âMore Than One Alternative
3 Leftwing Political Culture and Print Culture in Contemporary Peru: The Making of a Public Intellectual
âCarlos Aguirre
â1âThe Making of an Intellectual: Flores Galindo and the Generation of 1968
â2âThe Printed Word as an Intellectual Weapon
â3âConclusion: The Public Intellectual and Print Culture
4 âTheres Is No Happy Islandâ: Flores Galindo, Cuba, and the Socialist Utopia
âCarlos Aguirre
â1âLatin American Intellectuals Respond to Reagan
â2âThe 1986 Casa De Las Américas Prize
â3âReturn Visit to Cuba
â4â(Re)Thinking the Revolution
â5âFriendship and Solidarity
â6âConclusion
5 âHistorians Cannot Overlook the Presentâ: Alberto Flores Galindo on the Shining Path, Violence, and the 1980âs Crisis
âCharles Walker
â1âThe Art of Doing Research and Writing Essays
â2âThe Boiling Point
â3âThe Silent War
â4âDebates, Controversies, and Polemics
â5âTime of Plagues
â6âHuman Rights
â7âConclusions
6 A Requited Passion: Flores Galindo and Literature
âCarlos Aguirre
â1âA Passion for Reading
â2âLiterature and the Historical Craft
â3âThe Forging of a Style
â4âThe Impossible Library
â5âSigns of a Bygone Era
Bibliography
Index
This book is especially relevant for those interested in radical social history, Marxism, subaltern studies, alternatives to capitalism as well as the Cuban Revolution, the Shining Path, and the Latin American left.