Rural Social Movements in Latin America
Organizing for Sustainable Livelihoods
By University Press of Florida | Publisher: University Press of Florida
About the book
All across Latin America, rural peoples are organizing in support of broadly distinct but interrelated issues. Food sovereignty, agrarian reform, indigenous and women’s rights, sustainable development, fair trade, and immigration issues are the focus of a large number of social movements found in countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Peru.
The contributors to Rural Social Movements in Latin America include academic researchers as well as social movement leaders who are seeking to effect change in their countries and communities. As a group they are at the forefront of some of the most critical environmental, social, and political issues of the day.
This volume highlights the central role these movements play in opposition to the neoliberal model of development and offers fresh insights on emerging alternatives at the local, national, and hemispheric level. It also illustrates and analyzes the similarities—notably the struggle for sustainable livelihoods—as well as the difference among these various peasant, indigenous, and rural women's movements.
A co-publication with the University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies
Editions of Rural Social Movements in Latin America
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780813033327
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780813064826
- EBook
- ISBN 9780813063584
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All across Latin America, rural peoples are organizing in support of broadly distinct but interrelated issues. Food sovereignty, agrarian reform, indigenous and women’s rights, sustainable development, fair trade, and immigration issues are the focus of a large number of social movements found in countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Peru.
The contributors to Rural Social Movements in Latin America include academic researchers as well as social movement leaders who are seeking to effect change in their countries and communities. As a group they are at the forefront of some of the most critical environmental, social, and political issues of the day.
This volume highlights the central role these movements play in opposition to the neoliberal model of development and offers fresh insights on emerging alternatives at the local, national, and hemispheric level. It also illustrates and analyzes the similarities—notably the struggle for sustainable livelihoods—as well as the difference among these various peasant, indigenous, and rural women's movements.
A co-publication with the University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies
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What is Rural Social Movements in Latin America about?
All across Latin America, rural peoples are organizing in support of broadly distinct but interrelated issues. Food sovereignty, agrarian reform, indigenous and women’s rights, sustainable development, fair trade, and immigration issues are the focus of a large number of social movements found in countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Peru.
The contributors to Rural Social Movements in Latin America include academic researchers as well as social movement leaders who are seeking to effect change in their countries and communities. As a group they are at the forefront of some of the most critical environmental, social, and political issues of the day.
This volume highlights the central role these movements play in opposition to the neoliberal model of development and offers fresh insights on emerging alternatives at the local, national, and hemispheric level. It also illustrates and analyzes the similarities—notably the struggle for sustainable livelihoods—as well as the difference among these various peasant, indigenous, and rural women's movements.
A co-publication with the University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies
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Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government
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Rural Social Movements in Latin America has 376 page(s)
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University Press of Florida
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Rural Social Movements in Latin America is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780813033327) and paperback(ISBN 9780813064826) and ebook(ISBN 9780813063584)
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