Political Strategies and Social Movements in Latin America

Makes a distinct contribution to the knowledge of revolutionary social movements in Latin America Explores the mechanisms involved in decisions by movements to form/change their political strategies Challenges existing presuppositions of the dominant paradigms in social movement theory

Autorentext

Leonidas Oikonomakis is currently teaching at the Department of Sociology, University of Crete.

Zusammenfassung

"This monograph not only makes a unique contribution to the knowledge of social movement studies in Latin America, but it will also be immensely helpful to scholars in the fields of sociology, history, anthropology, politics, and human geography." (Souvik Lal Chakraborty, Mobilization, September, 2020)

Inhalt

1. Chapter I Introduction: Gentlemen, follow us please.- 2. Chapter II: Which way to social change compas?.- 3. Chapter III:The Zapatistas.- 4. Chapter IV: The EZLN and its emancipatory road.- 5. Chapter V: "The Devil's Leaf".- 6. Chapter VI: Between the Armed Struggle and the Elections.- 7. Chapter VII: Opening up the Black Box