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Book SynopsisUrban Guerrilla vs Citizens Revolution: The Ecuadorian Dilemma at the Turn of the Century examines how trauma and modernity affected the daily lives of Ecuadorian guerrilla activists. Utilizing oral histories and archival study, this book describes the lives of activists in the Ecuadorian guerrilla group ¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo!. Dr. Nicolas Buckley demonstrates not only how these AVC activist’s life stories reveal their traumas, but also how their traumas are proof that modern Ecuador is still anchored in its colonial past. Further, Dr. Buckley explores two identities that emerged in Latin America, the “mestizo” versus the “indigenous.”
Trade ReviewThis is a wonderfully rendered work of historical recuperation. Buckley, with graceful style, captures both the hopes and fears that ran across the political spectrum in Ecuador. Invaluable.
-- Greg Grandin, Yale University
The current text brilliantly highlights AVC's political, social and cultural contributions, and assesses its greater impact within the problematics of modernity. It is without a doubt a welcomed document to the greater understanding of social reality in South America and the Andes.
-- Oswaldo Hugo Benavides, Fordham University
Table of ContentsForeword by David Carey Jr.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Theory and daily life in Latin America
Chapter 2: The experience of modernity
Chapter 3: Dreams of a mestizo youth
Chapter 4: Reggaeton or Citizen´s Revolution?
Epilogue: The indigenous rebellion of 2019. Crossing experiences between the activists and the oral historian
Conclusions
Bibliography
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