Raúl Zibechi (born January 25, 1952, in Montevideo,

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

) is a radio and print journalist, writer, militant and

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."The Revolution of 1968: When Those from Below Said Enough!" ''Zapagringo'' blog – October 30, 2010: Raúl Zibechi
/ref> He has contributed to the weekly newspaper '' Brecha''.

Works

Books in Spanish

* ''The New Brasil'' (2014) *''Autonomies and Emancipations'' (2008) * ''A Horizontal View: Social Movements and Emancipation'' (1999) * ''The Youth Rebellion of the 1990s, Social Networks and the Creation of an Alternative Culture'' (1997) * ''The Streams When They Run Low, the Challenges of Zapatismo ''(1995).

Books in English

His first book to be translated into English is ''Dispersing Powers: Social Movements as Anti-State Forces'' (AK Press, 2010). His book "The New Brazil - Regional Imperialism and the New Democracy" (AK Press, 2014) has also been translated into English by Ramor Ryan.''The New Brazil''
/ref> About this book John Holloway comments in the foreword: "Zibechi goes to Bolivia to learn. Like us, he goes with questions, questions that stretch far beyond the borders of Bolivia. How do we change the world and create a different one? How do we get rid of capitalism? How do we create a society based on dignity? What is the role of the state and what are the possibilities of changing society through anti-state movements?... the most important practical and theoretical questions that have risen from the struggles in Latin America and the world in the last fifteen years or so.... The book is beautiful, exciting, stimulating.... Do read it and also give it your friends." And

Michael Hardt Michael Hardt (born 1960) is an American political philosopher and literary theorist. Hardt is best known for his book ''Empire'', which was co-written with Antonio Negri. Hardt and Negri suggest that several forces which they see as domin ...

, co-author of ''Empire, Multitude, and Commonwealth'', writes: "Raúl Zibechi recounts in wonderful detail how dynamic and innovative Bolivian social movements succeeded in transforming the country. Even more inspiring than the practical exploits, though, are the theoretical innovations of the movements, which Zibechi highlights, giving us new understandings of community, political organization, institution, and a series of other concepts vital to contemporary political thought." His second book published in English is ''Territories in Resistance. A Cartography of Latin American Social Movements'', (AK Press, 2012). James C. Scott, author of ''

The Art of Not Being Governed ''The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia'' is a book-length anthropological and historical study of the Zomia highlands of Southeast Asia written by James C. Scott published in 2009. Zomia, as defined by Sc ...

'' (2009) writes: "Zibechi show us not only that new worlds are possible but they exist and are constantly 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".

References

External links

The Revolutions by Ordinary People
Johannesburg Workshop in Theory and Criticism
Articles by Zibechi at the ''America's Program''
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