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Horizontalism: Voices of Popular Power in Argentina
Chosen by Rebecca Solnit for her "Secret Library of Hope: 12 Books to Stiffen Your Resolve" (Dec. 2007).
“The movements in Argentina have been among the most creative and inspirational in recent years. Marina Sitrin’s collection allows us to learn from the activists themselves and continue the experiments in autonomy and democracy they have begun.”—Michael Hardt, co-author...more
“The movements in Argentina have been among the most creative and inspirational in recent years. Marina Sitrin’s collection allows us to learn from the activists themselves and continue the experiments in autonomy and democracy they have begun.”—Michael Hardt, co-author...more
Paperback, 255 pages
Published
May 1st 2006
by AK Press
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A meditative account of the reality of autonomous creation. It may sometimes be quite repetitive and at times lazy in it's inclusion of some of it's omissions. But I would recommend this book to anyone that ever dreamed of what the world could be like beyond capitalism. At times upbeat and other times wary of the optimism, it takes accounts from the assemblies discussing why and what they assemblies do and where they dream of going. Above all things you have to admire these people for the diffic...more
I am often surprised when I talk about grassroots work around the world to friends or acquaintances, and they know nothing of it. I often look at them for a minute, and wait for the laugh filled voice of "no, just kidding; of course I know what you are talking about."
It mostly doesn't come.
It has surprised me that I know many people that don't know who the Zapatistas are, or who Karen Silkwood or Rachel Carson were, or the Diggers, or the story of the astonishing imperialist views and actions o...more
It mostly doesn't come.
It has surprised me that I know many people that don't know who the Zapatistas are, or who Karen Silkwood or Rachel Carson were, or the Diggers, or the story of the astonishing imperialist views and actions o...more
People have been asking about this one for a long time. This book came out in Spanish a few years ago and was already heavily asked requested. Now, an English translation let me read this for the first time, and it's no disappointment! Horizontalism is about the social movements in Argentina since the economy collapsed in December of 2001, seemingly a part of the bigger movements for social justice sweeping across Latin America. What I really liked about this book is that it's from the point of...more
Jul 03, 2007
Torie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who needs help envisioning participatory democracy in action
Reading this book is like watching a really long, under-edited documentary about something you are really interested in and excited about, but the long, long, lo-o-o-ong talking head style interviews ramble for most of the time, with a few really inspiring nuggets buried throughout. This was written as an oral history, and the author/editor purposely left the translated speech as-is. I can respect not wanting to leave out anyone's words in order to provide context and entire meanings, but it mak...more
Best read in small doses, as it is quite repetitive.
Mostly fun and inspiring.
Marina could very well turn into a Studs Terkel of our generation. These are the oral histories of Argentinians who are reinventing political power through bottom-up worker managed factories and neighborhoods. As the USA goes into election mode, this book will help set our sights on even more profound and lasting change.
I got two words for you: People power. This book is about communities rising up to make sustainable and legislative change. Has many different perspectives on struggles within the community, womens issues, labor issues, class issues, etc. Well written and inspirational.
A book of raw oral histories and minimal analysis can only be so exciting... wonderful as a collection of data about an inspiring milieu of socialism from below, but not exactly bursting with useful insights. I'd like to get the English version now that it's been published.
All over the place. But this has some great tidbits of life experiences in Argentina since the big crash Dec 19th and 20th of 2001.
Dec 30, 2009
Tinea
marked it as to-be-finished
(recalled by the library, boo)
thanks for reminding me to question and walk.
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