Territories in Resistance : A Cartography of Latin American Social Movements

“Emancipation,” argues Raúl Zibechi, “is not an objective but a way of life.” For the last half century, new and emancipatory social formations have worked to carve out their own territories in Latin America, experimenting in rural and urban settings with new forms of liberatory politics that challenge neocolonialism, neoliberalism, and the very basis of the state itself. Not limited to a single path, these “societies in movement” have adopted forms of communitarian relations that allow experimentation and innovation to flourish at a riveting pace. Blending case studies and history with social theory and analysis, Zibechi opens our eyes to the new world being born just outside our gaze. With a foreword by Dawn Paley, and an epilogue that brings Zibechi into conversation with Michael Hardt and Alvaro Reyes on the continuing revolution of everyday life in Latin America. "Rich and complicated . . . [ Territories in Resistance ] will be a key reference point in the development of anti-systemic thought."Gilberto Lpez y Rivas, La Jornada Territories in Resistance is an indispensable complement to existing literature on Latin American autonomous social movements. Explore the other worlds being created in the wreckage of colonialism and capitalism. From Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia to Argentina and Brazil, no living author digs as deep and presents theoretical challenges quite like Ral Zibechi. Ral Zibechi is an international analyst for Brecha , a weekly journal in Montevideo, Uruguay, and the author of Dispersing Social Movements as Anti-State Forces (AK Press, 2010). In Oakland, California on March 24, 2015 a fire destroyed the AK Press warehouse along with several other businesses. Please consider visiting the AK Press website to learn more about the fundraiser to help them and their neighbors. ""Emancipation," argues Raúl Zibechi, "is not an objective but a way of life." For the last half century, new and emancipatory social formations have worked to carve out their own territories in Latin America, experimenting in rural and urban settings with new forms of liberatory politics that challenge neocolonialism, neoliberalism, and the very basis of the state itself. Not limited to a single path, these "societies in movement" have adopted forms of communitarian relations that allow experimentation and innovation to flourish at a riveting pace. Blending case studies and history with social theory and analysis, Zibechi opens our eyes to the new world being born just outside our gaze. With a foreword by Dawn Paley, and an epilogue that brings Zibechi into conversation with Michael Hardt and Alvaro Reyes on the continuing revolution of everyday life in Latin America."--Publisher's website 'Rich and complicated... [Territories in Resistance] will be a key reference point in the development of anti-systemic thought.'—Gilberto López y Rivas, La Jornada Territories in Resistance is an indispensable complement to existing literature on Latin American autonomous social movements. Explore the “other worlds” being created in the wreckage of colonialism and capitalism. From Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia to Argentina and Brazil, no living author digs as deep and presents theoretical challenges quite like Raúl Zibechi. Raúl Zibechi is an international analyst for Brecha, a weekly journal in Montevideo, Uruguay, and the author of Dispersing Power: Social Movements as Anti-State Forces (AK Press, 2010). Movements as bearers of "other worlds" Latin America in movement The peripheries of Latin America: territories of hope Progressive governments and social movements. Includes aerial views of Montevideo, Uruguay; Santiago de Chile; Caracas, Venezuela; México DF; and Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Raúl Zibechi ; Translated By Ramor Ryan. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [335]-348) And Index.