Everyday revolutions
Subtitle: horizontalism and autonomy in Argentina
By: Marina A. Sitrin
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781780320496; 9781780320502
Subjects: Social conditions; Protest movements; Social movements
Description: "In the wake of the global financial crisis, new forms of social organization are beginning to take shape. Disparate groups of people are coming together in order to resist corporate globalization and seek a more positive way forward. These movements are not based on hierarchy; rather than looking to those in power to solve their problems, participants are looking to one another. In certain countries in the West, this has been demonstrated by the recent and remarkable rise of the Occupy movement. But in Argentina, such radical transformations have been taking place for years. Everyday Revolutions tells the story of how regular people changed their country and inspired others across the world.   Reflecting on new forms of social organization, such as horizontalism and autogestión, as well as alternative conceptions of value and power, Marina Sitrin shows how an economic crisis spurred a people's rebellion; how factory workers and medical clinic technicians are running their workplaces themselves, without bosses; how people have taken over land to build homes, raise livestock, grow crops, and build schools, creating their own art and media in the process.   Daring and groundbreaking, Everyday Revolutions serves as an instructive example for activists the world over. It shows how the experiences of the autonomous movements in Argentina can help answer the question of how to turn a rupture into a revolution."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-249) and index.
Table of contents: title: A brief history of movements and repression in Argentina; title: From rupture to creation: new movements emerge; title: Horizontalidad; title: New subjectivities and affective politics; title: Power and autonomy: against and beyond the state; title: Autogestión, territory, and alternative values; title: The state rises: incorporation, cooptation, and autonomy; title: Measuring success: affective or contentious politics?.