PERUVIAN RADICALISM AND THE SENDERO LUMINOSO

THE SHINING PATH IS GENERALLY REGARDED AS A MAOIST-INSPIRED, BLOODTHIRSTY INSURGENCY, WHICH HAS BROUGHT PERU TO ITS KNEES. THIS PAPER SHOWS THAT MANY ASPECTS OF SENDERO IDEOLOGY AR AUTOCHTHONOUS TO PERUVIAN RADICALISM; VIOLENT REVOLUTION BY PERU'S INDIGENOUS POPULATION WAS FIRST ADVOCATED BY GO...

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Published in:Journal of political & military sociology 1993-01, Vol.21 (2), p.157-217
Main Author: Vasquez, G L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
IDEOLOGY
MAO TSE-TUNG
RADICAL, RADICALISM
REVOLUTION
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Summary:THE SHINING PATH IS GENERALLY REGARDED AS A MAOIST-INSPIRED, BLOODTHIRSTY INSURGENCY, WHICH HAS BROUGHT PERU TO ITS KNEES. THIS PAPER SHOWS THAT MANY ASPECTS OF SENDERO IDEOLOGY AR AUTOCHTHONOUS TO PERUVIAN RADICALISM; VIOLENT REVOLUTION BY PERU'S INDIGENOUS POPULATION WAS FIRST ADVOCATED BY GONZALEZ PRADA IN THE 1900'S. THE CRY FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR PERU'S INDIANS WAS LATER TAKEN UP BY MARIATEGUI AND HAYA DE LA TORRE IN THE 1920S AND 1930S. AFTER THE CUBAN REVOLUTION, THE PERUVIAN ANDES WITNESSED THE EMERGENCE OF GUEVARA-LIKE, GUERRILLA FOCOS, WHICH WERE INEFFECTIVE. THUS, SENDERO'S SUCCESSES OWE LITTLE TO IDEOLOGY AND MUCH TO THE INCOMPETENCE OF ITS OPPONENTS WHO STILL VIEW THE THREAT OF THE SHINING PATH IN MILITARY TERMS.
ISSN:0047-2697