History, Social Evolution, and Intellectuals in the Andes: Mariátegui, Haya de la Torre, and Arguedas

4 credits

The course will study three major twentieth-century interpreters of Andean history and society. Mariátegui is Latin America’s most original socialist intellectual; Haya de la Torre is the founder of Peru’s most important party; and Arguedas was the most profound interpreter of the role of Indian peasants in the Andean nations.