Alberto Flores Galindo - (Historical Materialism Book) by Carlos Aguirre & Charles Walker (Hardcover)

About the Book

A renowned Peruvian historian and public intellectual, 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 socialist alternatives.

Book Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.