Voices of Latin America: Social Movements and the New Activism
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These are uncertain times in Latin America. Popular faith in democracy has been shaken; traditional political parties and institutions are stagnating, and there is a growing right-wing extremism overtaking some governments. Yet, in recent years, autonomous social movements have multiplied and thrived. This book presents voices of these movement protagonists themselves, as they describe the major issues, conflicts, and campaigns for social justice in Latin America today. Latin America Bureau, a London-based, independent organization providing news and analysis on the region, spoke to people from fourteen countries, from Mexico to the Southern Cone.
The book captures the voices indigenous activists, fighting oil drilling in their homelands; mothers from favelas seeking justice for their children killed by police; opponents of large-scale mining projects; independent journalists working, at great personal risk, to expose corruption and human rights violations; women and LGBT people confronting violence and discrimination; and students demanding their right to a free, universal and high-quality education system. Though their locations and causes are disparate, these people and their movements share learning and activism, and their cooperation helps to link the movements across national borders. Voices of Latin America is essential reading for students, travelers, journalists—anyone with an interest in social justice movements in Latin America.
This is a wonderful X-ray of modern Latin America, a vision of the continent’s struggles and potential futures through the eyes of its social movement leaders and intellectuals.
—Duncan Green, Senior Strategic Adviser, Oxfam; coauthor, Faces of Latin America
Voices of Latin America examines social efforts to enact cultural change and push for justice, even though popular faith in democracy and traditional institutions has eroded. Here are the true of stories of indigenous activists resisting oil drilling; mothers whose children were killed by police; LGBT people resisting violence and discrimination; and much more. Astute, eye-opening, and potentially offering a ray of hope amid disturbing and troubled times, Voices of Latin America is highly recommended especially for public and college library International Studies collections.
—Midwest Book Review
Tom Gatehouse has a Master of Philosophy degree in Latin American Studies from Cambridge University. A writer who has lived and worked in Argentina and Brazil, Tom heads Latin America Bureau’s Voices Team.
Publication Date: March 2019
Number of Pages: 300
Additional Information: 58
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-58367-797-1
Cloth ISBN: 978-1-58367-798-8
eBook ISBN: 978-1-58367-799-5
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