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s us not only that new worlds are possible but they exist and are consta

being invented in daily struggles throughout Latin America. A brilliantly

original reformulation of the practices of popular action by a sophisticated, realistic, experienced, and daring observer of autonomous non-state spaces. More valuable than a 'six-foot shelf ' of tomes on social movement theory. It's an education in itself:' -James C. Scott, author of

Like a State (1998)

The Art of Not Being Governed (2009) and Seeing

"Emancipation;' argues Raul Zibechi, "is not an objective but a way of life:' For the last half century, new and emancipatory social formations have worked to carve out their own territories in Latin America, experimenting in rural and urban settings with new forms of liberatory politics that challenge neocolonialism, neoliberalism, and the very basis of the state itself. Not limited to a single path, these "societies in movement" have adopted forms of communitarian relations that allow experimentation and innovation to flourish at a riveting pace. Blending case studies and history with social theory and analysis, Zibechi opens our eyes to the new world being born just outside our gaze. With a foreword by Dawn Paley, and an epilogue that brings Zibechi into conversation with Michael Hardt and Alvaro Reyes on the continuing revolution of everyday life in Latin America. "Rich and complicated...

[Territories in Resistance]

will be a key reference point in

the development of anti-systemic thought:' -Gilberto Lopez y Rivas,

·

La Jornada

RAUL ZIBECHI is one of Latin America's leading political theorists, and is an international analyst for Brecha (Montevideo,

Uruguay), professor at the

Multiversidad Franciscana de America Latina, and author of Dispersing Power: Social

Movements as Anti-State Forces, among other works. RAMOR RYAN is an Irish writer and translator. He is the author of Zapatista Spring:

Anatomy of a Rebel Water Project and Clandestines: The Pirate Journals of an Irish Exile. DAWN PALEY is a freelance journalist and co-founder of the Vancouver Media Co­ op (Coast Salish Territories) . She has reported extensively on the impacts of extractive industries througnout the Americas, and is currently working on her first book.

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