Journey to Indo-América

Geneviève Dorais

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The American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) was a Peruvian political party that played an important role in the development of the Latin American left during the first half of the 1900s. In Journey to Indo-América, GenevieÌve Dorais examines how and why the anti-imperialist project of APRA took root outside of Peru as well as how APRA's struggle for political survival in Peru shaped its transnational consciousness. Dorais convincingly argues that APRA's history can only be understood properly within this transnational framework, and through the collective efforts of transnational organization rather than through an exclusive emphasis on political figures like APRA leader, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre. Tracing circuits of exile and solidarity through Latin America, the United States, and Europe, Dorais seeks to deepen our appreciation of APRA's ideological production through an exploration of the political context in which its project of hemispheric unity emerged. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Book Details

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publish Date: Aug 12nd, 2021
Pages: 282
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.69in - 1.21lb
EAN: 9781108838047
Categories: • Latin America - General• Political Process - Political Parties

About the Author

Dorais, Geneviève: - GenevieÌve Dorais is Professor of Latin American history at the Universiteì du Queìbec aÌ Montreìal (UQÀM). She is engaged in research projects exploring the involvement of non-state actors in solidarity networks in the Americas.

Praise for this book

'In this engaging and well-researched book, Geneviève Dorais shows convincingly that we need to broaden our scope beyond the national, as well as beyond hagiographic and demonising narratives, if we are to understand the history of APRA, one of Latin America's most important political movements.' Paulo Drinot, Professor of Latin American History, University College London

'Dorais' book is an outstanding methodological and conceptual contribution to understanding twentieth century Latin American political processes beyond national boundaries. The APRA's experience is a tremendous point of departure in writing the history of the Latin Americanist left.' Aldo Marchesi, Universidad de la República

'Geneviève Dorais has written a model transnational history, showing how local and global politics determine each other. Drawing on a remarkable range of archives across three continents, Dorais casts new light on the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance, as it mutated from a radical and influential movement around Latin America to an embattled centrist political party in Peru.' Sinclair Thomson, New York University

'... a welcome addition to the history of the Latin American left and interwar transnational political movements more generally. Dorais' book is an example of interdisciplinary analysis done well and with a clear purpose.' Mark J. Petersen, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

'... the contributions of the hypothesis and the problems addressed by the book, backed by extensive archival work, are undeniable. Dorais's investigation will surely transform itself into an unavoidable reference for future investigation on the topic.' Leandro Sessa, H-LatAm (translated from Spanish)