Paradoxes of Utopia
Anarchist Culture and Politics in Buenos Aires 1890–1910
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Author
Contributions
- Chuck Morse - Translator
Publication
2010 - AK Press, Oakland, USA
Language
English
Translation of: Anarquistas: Cultura y política libertaria en Buenos Aires, 1890–1910
Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25083569M
- ISBN-139781849350068
- ISBN-10184935006X
- OCLC Control Number800810531
- OCLC Control Number461279230
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Classifications
- LCCHX870
Description
Este libro presenta una nueva imagen del anarquismo argentino a partir de la indagación sobre aspectos hasta ahora poco transitados. El autor analiza la producción y las prácticas tanto culturales como políticas de este importante movimiento social que, a comienzos del siglo xx, luchó contra las múltiples injusticias que traía aparejada la modernización económica. Para ello, los anarquistas crearon sus propios símbolos, sus formas de movilización, su prensa y un sinnúmero de centros culturales, escuelas y bibliotecas desde donde intentaban ofrecer una alternativa a los trabajadores. En esos ámbitos daban sus conferencias, sus funciones teatrales y, fundamentalmente, ofrecían un espacio de sociabilidad que apuntaba a delinear a un hombre nuevo, libre y despegado de las ataduras impuestas por la sociedad "burguesa". A lo largo de estas páginas, Juan Suriano nos brinda un relato en donde se analizan las formas en que se construyeron y se articularon las propuestas libertarias, pero también los límites tanto externos como internos de dicho proyecto. ([Traficantes](https://traficantes.net/libros/anarquistas))
Description
When the Argentine economy collapsed in 2001, many were surprised by the factory takeovers and neighborhood assemblies that resulted. But workers' control and direct democracy have long histories in Argentina, where from the late nineteenth century and well into the twentieth, anarchism was the main revolutionary ideology of the labor movement and other social struggles. Most histories of anarchism in Argentina tend toward dry analyses of labor politics, lists of union acronyms, and the like. For Juan Suriano, that's just one part of the story. *Paradoxes of Utopia* gives us an engaging look at fin de siècle Buenos Aires that brings to life the vibrant culture behind one of the world's largest anarchist movements: the radical schools, newspapers, theaters, and social clubs that made revolution a way of life. Cultural history in the best sense, *Paradoxes of Utopia* explores how a revolutionary ideology was woven into the ordinary lives of tens of thousands of people, creating a complex tapestry of symbols, rituals, and daily practices that supported-and indeed created the possibility of-the Argentine labor movement. Without partisanship or didacticism, Suriano creates an innovative panorama that gives equal weigh to the strengths and weakness of anarchism in Argentina, effective strategies and grave mistakes, internal debates and state repression, all contextualized within the country's broader political, economic, and cultural history. (Source: [AK Press](https://www.akpress.org/paradoxes-of-utopia-anarchist-culture-and-politics-in-buenos-aires-1890-ndash-1910.html))
Subjects
Other Editions
- Paradoxes of Utopia: Anarchist Culture and Politics in Buenos Aires 1890–1910
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