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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787071703321

Autore

Vergara-Camus Leandro

Titolo

Land and freedom : the MST, the Zapatistas and peasant alternatives to neoliberalism / / Leandro Vergara-Camus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021

ISBN

1-350-22098-1

1-322-09796-8

1-78032-744-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (364 p.)

Disciplina

322.4

Soggetti

Social movements - Latin America

Development studies

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

Introduction -- Peasant struggles and primitive accumulation -- Neoliberalism and new forms of peasant rebellion -- The new modern prince and autonomous rural communities -- Resistance, alternative development and the market -- Revolution in times of neoliberal hegemony -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The Zapatistas of Chiapas and the Landless Workers Movement (MST) of Brazil are often celebrated as shining examples in the global struggle against Neoliberalism. But what have these movements achieved in more than two decades of resistance and can any of these achievements realistically contribute to an alternative development future? Through a perfect balance of grassroots testimonies, participative observation and consideration of key development and critical political economy debates, Land and Freedom compares, for the first time, the Zapatista and MST movements. Casting a spotlight on their resistance to globalising market forces Vergara-Camus gets to the heart of how these movements organise themselves and how the decommodification of social relations is key to understanding their radical development potential. -- Provided by publisher.