In Defiance of Boundaries

Anarchism in Latin American History

Geoffroy de Laforcade, Kirwin R. Shaffer

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN: 9780813063348
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Latin American & Caribbean History
• Index: History

Choice Outstanding Academic Title "State-of-the-art yet accessible analyses that significantly expand understanding of the role of anarchism in Latin America. . . . Will long be a standard text that provides [an] important reference for scholars and students of labor and social movement history."--Choice "A vivid picture of the transnational nature of the anarcho-syndicalist/anarchist movement."--Anarcho-Syndicalist Review "A pioneering collection of essays on the world of anarchists, anarcho-syndicalists and libertarian thinkers in Latin America."--Barry Carr, coeditor of The New Latin American Left: Cracks in the Empire "An important contribution to a recent trend which sees anarchism not as derived from a European center but as a genuine Latin American phenomenon."--Bert Altena, coeditor of Reassessing the Transnational Turn: Scales of Analysis in Anarchist and Syndicalist Studies "Thoughtful, well-researched, and well-written. As a collection, this goes a long way to furthering our understanding not just of anarchism in Latin America, but of anarchism more generally."--Mark Leier, author of Bakunin: The Creative Passion.

In this groundbreaking collection of essays, anarchism in Latin America becomes much more than a prelude to populist and socialist movements. The contributors illustrate a much more vast, differentiated, and active anarchist presence in the region that evolved on simultaneous--transnational, national, regional, and local--fronts.

Representing a new wave of transnational scholarship, these essays examine urban and rural movements, indigenous resistance, race, gender, sexuality, and social and educational experimentation. They offer a variety of perspectives on anarchism's role in shaping ideas about nationalism, identity, organized labor, and counterculture across a wide swath of Latin America.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: The Hidden Story Line of Anarchism in Latin American History
• Part I. Crossing Borders: Internationalism, Solidarity, and Transnationalism
• Part II. Harnessing the Collective: Labor, Culture, and Counterhegemonic Movements
• Part III. The Personal to the Popular: Nation, Identity, and Gender
• Epilogue. Transference, Culture, and Critique: The Circulation of Anarchist Ideas and Practices
• Bibliography
• List of Contributors
• Index