Anarchism in Latin America - Softcover

Cappelletti, 聲gel J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849352828 ISBN 13: 9781849352826

Publisher: AK Press, 2018

Synopsis

The available material in English discussing Latin American anarchism tends to be fragmentary, country-specific, or focused on single individuals. This new translation of 聲gel Cappelletti's wide-ranging, country-by-country historical overview of anarchism's social and political achievements in fourteen Latin American nations is one of the few book-length regional histories ever published in English. With a foreword by the translator.

聲gel J. Cappelletti (1927–1995) was an Argentinian philosopher who taught at Simon Bolivar University in Venezuela. He is the author of over forty works primarily investigating philosophy and anarchism.

Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State University.

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About the Author

聲gel J. Cappelletti: 聲gel J. Cappelletti (1927–1995) was an Argentinian philosopher who taught at Simon Bolivar University in Venezuela. He is the author of over twenty works primarily investigating philosophy and anarchism.

Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez: Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State University.

Review

“For the first time, English-language audiences have access to 聲gel Cappelletti’s Anarchism in Latin America,one of the historiographical cornerstones of Latin American anarchism...an invaluable introduction to the hemispheric history of anarchism in Latin America. Gabriel Palmer-Fern嫕dez’s clear, skilled, and lucid translation includes an insightful introduction by modern scholar-activists that updates Cappelletti by expanding our understanding of how anarchists have dealt with feminist, environmental, and indigenous issues. This is a welcomed and timely book as anarchist ideas and movements once again surge throughout the Americas.” —Kirwin Shaffer, author of Black Flag Boricuas: Anarchism, Antiauthoritarianism, and the Left in Puerto Rico, 1897–1921

“The idea of ‘utopia’ was engendered by the European discovery of the Americas, and the continent has continued to be a site for alternative possibilities since then. 聲gel Cappelletti’s book is an informative and uniquely handy work of reference." —Claudio Lomnitz, author of The Return of Comrade Flores Mag鏮

“Progressives have long looked to Latin America for models of resistance and alternative political structures. However, we tend to see these models in a Marxist light. Anarchism in Latin America provides an important corrective, recounting the anarchist historical roots of some of the most important movements of our time.” —Todd May, author of A Fragile Life: Accepting Our Vulnerability

“This book will introduce American readers to the extraordinary history of anarchism among our southern neighbors.” —Staughton Lynd, co-author of Wobblies and Zapatistas: Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism, and Radical History

“Cappelletti provides a broad historical examination of anarchism throughout Latin America. An abundant variety of primary sources, including anarchist newspapers, novels, manifestos, and other publications, enriches the text...displaying an encyclopedic knowledge of anarchism’s development in Latin America and offering rich case studies with interesting opportunities for comparative analyses.” — Hispanic American Historical Review

About this edition

• Publisher: AK Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1849352828
• ISBN 13: 9781849352826
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 440