Theories of Resistance (eBook, ePUB)

Anarchism, Geography, and the Spirit of Revolt
Redaktion: Souza, Marcelo Lopes de; Springer, Simon; White, Richard J.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Space is never a neutral 'stage' on which social actors play their roles, sometimes cooperating with each other, sometimes struggling against each other. Space has multiple and complex functions in the development of social relations, it is a reference for identity-building, a material condition for existence, and an instrument of power.

This book explores the ways in which space has been used for resistance, especially in left-libertarian contexts. From the early anarchist organizing efforts in the 19th century to the contemporary social movements of the Mexican Zapatistas, the chapters examine a range of cases to illustrate both the limits and potentialities of utilizing space within anarchist practice. By theorizing the production of anarchist spaces, the book aims to foster new geographical imaginations that energetically cultivate alternative practices to challenge the status quo. It shows that spatial re-organization, spatial practices and spatial resources are also a basic condition for human emancipation, autonomy and freedom.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783486687
• Artikelnr.: 49824483

Autorenporträt

Marcelo Lopes de Souza is Professor of Geography at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil. Richard J. White is Reader in Economic Geography at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Simon Springer is Associate Professor of Geography at University of Victoria, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Subverting the Meaning of 'Theory'
Marcelo Lopes de Souza
Richard J. White
and Simon Springer / 1. 'Libertarian
' libertaire
libertario... Conceptual Construction and Cultural Diversity (and Vice-Versa) Marcelo Lopes de Souza / 2. Non-Domination
Governmentality and the Care of the Self
Nathan Eisenstadt / 3. Post-Statist Epistemology and the Future of Geographical Knowledge Production
Gerónimo Barrera de la Torre and Anthony Ince / 4. What do we Resist when we Resist the State? Erin Araujo / 5. Towards a Theory of 'Commonization'
Nick Clare and Victoria Habermehl / 6. 'Feuding Brothers'? Left-Libertarians
Marxists and Socio-Spatial Research at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
Marcelo Lopes de Souza / 7. The Citizen and the Nomad: Bookchin and Bey on Space and Temporality
Benjamin J. Pauli / 8. Swimming against the Current: Towards an Anti-Colonial Anarchism in British Columbia
Canada
Vanessa Sloan Morgan / 9. Anarchy
Space
and Indigenous Resistance: Developing Anti-Coloni