Drawing upon historical episodes and the more recent forms of right-wing violence, Building the Commune author George Cicciarello-Maher allows the reader to delve into a tangible Venezuela with a perspective that is conscious of political complexities and the historic importance of grassroots movements.
Reminiscent of Edward Said’s Orientalism, this new book argues that post September 11th human rights discourse is rooted in an imaginary consciousness in which the US is never a perpetrator.
The US role in torture has long been established through its support of military and right wing dictatorships in Latin America.
Through a journey spanning Sydney, Havana, Caracas and Chicago, sociologist and author Sujatha Fernandes explores the narrations of hip hop culture across the globe in her new book, Close to the Edge: In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation.
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