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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463646003321

Titolo

Rethinking Latin American social movements : radical action from below / / edited by Richard Stahler-Sholk, Harry E. Vanden, and Marc Becker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-3567-5

1-4422-3569-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (413 p.)

Collana

Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom

Disciplina

303.48098

Soggetti

Social movements - Latin America

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction; I: Changing Contexts, Changing Responses; 2 Latin America; II: Movement Dynamics, Strategies, and Identities; 3 Mexico; 4 Mexico; 5 Brazil; 6 Central America/Mexico; 7 Honduras; 8 Brazil; 9 Brazil; III: Dealing with the (Reconstituted) State; 10 Mexico; 11 Argentina; 12 Brazil; 13 Venezuela; 14 Ecuador; 15 Bolivia; IV: Transnational Organizing; 16 El Salvador; 17 Latin America; Conclusion; References; Index; About the Editors and Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This groundbreaking text explores the dramatic evolution in Latin American social movements over the past fifteen years. 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.</span></span>