Description
| Product ID: | 9781784782238 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Jacobin |
| Title: | Building the Commune |
| Subtitle: | Radical Democracy in Venezuela |
| Authors: | Author: Geo Maher |
| Page Count: | 144 |
| Subjects: | Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Political structures: democracy, Political structures: democracy, Venezuela |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A journey through Venezuela's experiments in radical democracy, after the age of Chavez Latin America’s experiments in direct democracy Since 2011, a wave of popular uprisings has swept the globe, taking shape in the Occupy movement, the Arab Spring, 15M in Spain, and the anti-austerity protests in Greece. The demands have been varied, but have expressed a consistent commitment to the ideals of radical democracy. Similar experiments began appearing across Latin America twenty-five years ago, just as the left fell into decline in Europe. In Venezuela, poor barrio residents arose in a mass rebellion against neoliberalism, ushering in a government that institutionalized the communes already forming organically. In Building the Commune, George Ciccariello-Maher travels through these radical experiments, speaking to a broad range of community members, workers, students and government officials. Assessing the projects’ successes and failures, Building the Commune provides lessons and inspiration for the radical movements of today. |
| Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
| Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-11-01 |
