Seven Interpretive Essays on Peruvian Reality"Once again I repeat that I am not an impartial; objective critic. My judgments are nourished by my ideals, my sentiments, my passions. I have an avowed and resolute ambition: to assist in the creation of Peruvian socialism. I am far removed from the academic techniques of the university."From the Author's Note Jose Carlos Maritegui was one of the leading South American social philosophers of the early twentieth century. He identified the future of