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Rural Social Movements in Latin America: Organizing for Sustainable Livelihoods
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Description for Rural Social Movements in Latin America: Organizing for Sustainable Livelihoods
Hardcover. All across Latin America, rural peoples organize in support of broadly distinct but interrelated issues. This volume highlights the central role these movements play in opposition to the neoliberal model of development and offers insights on various alternatives at the local, national, and hemispheric level. Editor(s): Deere, Carmen Diana; Royce, Frederick S. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSF; RNU. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813033327
SKU
V9780813033327
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About
Carmen Diana Deere, director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida and former president of the Latin American Studies Association, is the coauthor of Empowering Women: Land and Property Rights in Latin America. Frederick S. Royce is assistant scientist in the department of agricultural and biological engineering at the University of Florida.
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