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Book Review of The Shining Path: Love, Madness, and Revolution in the Andes

People's History of Ideas Podcast

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Understanding the limitations of using vitriolic language and denouncement in historical analysis

This chapter critiques a book for its failure to explore the appeal of Maoism and the ideology of Abi-Mai-L-Gusman. It also points out errors in the book's labeling of the Shining Path's ideology and highlights a lack of familiarity with relevant comparative literature, ultimately suggesting that the book's analysis is limited due to its failure to delve into the party's ideas and practices.

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