Overview
Most studies on Latin America tend to dismiss anarchism as a prelude to populist and socialist movements. This collection illustrates a much more vast, differentiated, and active anarchist presence in the region that evolved on simultaneous-transnational, national, regional, and local-fronts. Representing a new wave of transnational scholarship, these essays examine urban and rural movements, indigenous resistance, race, gender, sexuality, and social and educational experimentation. The contributors offer a variety of perspectives on anarchism’s role in shaping ideas about nationalism, identity, organized labor, and counterculture across a wide swath of Latin America.
Full Product Details
Author: Geoffroy de Laforcade ,
Kirwin R. Shaffer
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Imprint: University Press of Florida
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.30cm
Weight: 0.333kg
ISBN: 9780813061108
ISBN 10: 0813061105
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 30 September 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A vivid picture of the transnational nature of the anarcho-syndicalist/anarchist movement. --Anarcho-Syndicalist Review State-of-the-art yet accessible analyses that significantly expand understanding of the role of anarchism in Latin America. . . . Will long be a standard text that provides [an] important reference for scholars and students of labor and social movement history. --Choice
""A vivid picture of the transnational nature of the anarcho-syndicalist/anarchist movement.""--Anarcho-Syndicalist Review ""State-of-the-art yet accessible analyses that significantly expand understanding of the role of anarchism in Latin America. . . . Will long be a standard text that provides [an] important reference for scholars and students of labor and social movement history.""--Choice
"""A vivid picture of the transnational nature of the anarcho-syndicalist/anarchist movement.""--Anarcho-Syndicalist Review ""State-of-the-art yet accessible analyses that significantly expand understanding of the role of anarchism in Latin America. . . . Will long be a standard text that provides [an] important reference for scholars and students of labor and social movement history.""--Choice"
Author Information
Geoffroy de Laforcade is associate professor of Latin American and Caribbean history at Norfolk State University, USA. He is coauthor of The How and Why of World History and coeditor of Transculturality and Perceptions of the Immigrant Other. Kirwin Shaffer is associate professor of Latin American studies at Penn State University–Berks College, USA. He is the author of several books, including Anarchism and Countercultural Politics in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba.
