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Rethinking Latin American Social Movements : Radical Action from Below

Becker, Marc(Edited by)Stahler-Sholk, Richard(Edited by)Vanden, Harry E.(Edited by)
Part of the Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom series
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This groundbreaking text explores the dramatic evolution in Latin American social movements over the past fifteen years.

Leading scholars examine a variety of cases that highlight significant shifts in the region.

First is the breakdown of the Washington Consensus and the global economic crisis since 2008, accompanied by the rise of new paradigms such as buen vivir (living well).

Second are transformations in internal movement dynamics and strategies, especially the growth of horizontalism (horizontalidad), which emphasizes non-hierarchical relations within society rather than directly tackling state power.

Third are new dynamics of resistance and repression as movements interact with the “pink tide” rise of left-of-center governments in the region.

Exploring outcomes and future directions, the contributors consider the variations between movements arising from immediate circumstances (such as Oaxaca’s 2006 uprising and Brazil’s 2013 bus fare protests) and longer-lasting movements (Vía Campesina, Brazil’s MST, and Mexico’s Zapatistas).

Assessing both the continuities in social movement dynamics and important new tendencies, this book will be essential reading for all students of Latin American politics and society. Contributions by: Marc Becker, George Ciccariello-Maher, Kwame Dixon, Fran Espinoza, Daniela Issa, Nathalie Lebon, Maurice Rafael Magaña, María Elena Martinez-Torres, Sara C.

Motta, Leonidas Oikonomakis, Suyapa Portillo Villeda, Peter M.

Rosset, Marina Sitrin, Rose J. Spalding, Richard Stahler-Sholk, Alicia Swords, Harry E.

Vanden, and Raúl Zibechi

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Rowman & Littlefield
1442235683 / 9781442235687
Paperback / softback
327.8
25/11/2014
United States
412 pages
156 x 233 mm, 553 grams