Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. The World Communist Party: 1. The Communist International in history; 2. Latin America in the Comintern; 3. The Comintern in Latin America; Part II. The Theory Comes After: 4. The discovery of America; 5. Latin America in the world revolution; 6. Power as theory; Part III. The Question of Power: 7. The assault 'from outside': the pronunciamiento of Luis Carlos Prestes; 8. The taking 'from inside': national union; 9. The last step: Browderism; Conclusion; Appendix; Commentary on sources; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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A study of Latin American participation in the Third (communist) International.