{"product_id":"rural-social-movements-in-latin-america-organizing-for-sustainable-livelihoods-paperback","title":"Rural Social Movements in Latin America: Organizing for Sustainable Livelihoods - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarmen Diana Deere\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFrederick S. Royce\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll across Latin America, rural peoples are organizing in support of broadly distinct but interrelated issues. Food sovereignty, agrarian reform, indigenous and women's rights, sustainable development, fair trade, and immigration issues are the focus of a large number of social movements found in countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Peru.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to \u003ci\u003eRural Social Movements in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e include academic researchers as well as social movement leaders who are seeking to effect change in their countries and communities. As a group they are at the forefront of some of the most critical environmental, social, and political issues of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume highlights the central role these movements play in opposition to the neoliberal model of development and offers fresh insights on emerging alternatives at the local, national, and hemispheric level. It also illustrates and analyzes the similarities--notably the struggle for sustainable livelihoods--as well as the difference among these various peasant, indigenous, and rural women's movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA co-publication with the University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarmen Diana Deere\u003c\/b\u003e is distinguished professor emerita of Latin American Studies and Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida. A former director of the UF Center for Latin American Studies, she is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eEmpowering Women: Land and Property Rights in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eFrederick S. Royce\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant scientist in the Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48965171871846,"sku":"9780813064826","price":54.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/3kgNhOwrp_9780813064826.webp?v=1790668286","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/rural-social-movements-in-latin-america-organizing-for-sustainable-livelihoods-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}