{"product_id":"hugo-blanco-a-revolutionary-for-life","title":"Hugo Blanco: A revolutionary for Life!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eHugo Blanc, a Peruvian revolutionary and indigenous leader, was born in 1934 and led a successful armed peasant uprising in the 1960s. He was exiled to Chile and Mexico, where he was influenced by the Zapatistas. He is still politically active today and publishes the newspaper Lucha Indigena. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 November 2018\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Merlin Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeru's most renowned revolutionary, Hugo Blanc, was born in 1934 in Cusco, the former Inca capital, and is a lifelong advocate for the environment. He led a successful armed peasant uprising in the 1960s, demanding land rights and was placed on death row but was released after a massive international campaign supported by Jean Paul Sartre. In exile in Chile, he narrowly escaped death during the 1973 coup. More recently, Blanc was a Presidential candidate and was elected as a Senator in Peru. He was exiled to Mexico, where he was influenced by the Zapatistas. He is still politically active today, publishing the newspaper Lucha Indigena (Indigenous Struggle). This captivating political biography will explore Blanc's life, from the 1960s to the present, examining his ideas and activism on environmental defense, social and political movements, indigenous peoples, left governments, and political strategy. Blanc is considered one of the most significant activists and ecosocialist thinkers in the world today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeru's most renowned revolutionary, Hugo Blanc, was born in 1934 in Cusco, the former Inca capital, and is a lifelong advocate for the environment. He led a successful armed peasant uprising in the 1960s, demanding land rights and was placed on death row but was released after a massive international campaign supported by Jean Paul Sartre. In exile in Chile, he narrowly escaped death during the 1973 coup. More recently, Blanc was a Presidential candidate and was elected as a Senator in Peru. He was exiled to Mexico, where he was influenced by the Zapatistas. He is still politically active today, publishing the newspaper Lucha Indigena (Indigenous Struggle). This captivating political biography will explore Blanc's life, from the 1960s to the present, examining his ideas and activism on environmental defense, social and political movements, indigenous peoples, left governments, and political strategy. Blanc is considered one of the most significant activists and ecosocialist thinkers in the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 266g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 157 x 233 x 19 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780850367485                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Derek Wall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44095339987194,"sku":"9780850367485","price":13.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/a0867f4f22761657ee137d468c6f1aa2.jpg?v=1625646238","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/hugo-blanco-a-revolutionary-for-life","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}