Lexington Books
Pages: 156
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4985-6053-5 • Hardback • October 2020 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
978-1-4985-6054-2 • eBook • October 2020 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Luis Rubén Díaz Cepeda is assistant professor in the humanities department at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez.
Foreword
By Enrique Dussel A.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Ciudad Juárez: The Movement against Militarization
Chapter 2: Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity
Chapter 3: Ayotzinapa
Chapter 4: State of Rebellion
Chapter 5: A Movement of Movements
Chapter 6: A New Order
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
“This book provides an insider’s account of the largest social movements in Mexico from 2008 to 2018. It is, thus, a contribution to contemporary Mexican history. In the case studies of the first part of the book, Díaz Cepeda deftly uses North American and European theorists to explain the general relevance of understanding these movements. In its second part, he uses contemporary Latin American philosophy, particularly that of the erudite Mexico-Argentinean philosopher Enrique Dussel, to analyze these movements. Unlike many works of philosophy that are largely theoretical, Díaz Cepeda conducted interviews with key activists and conducted participatory ethnography. The book presents ample evidence of the counterproductive effects of the armed war on drugs and its negative impact on innocent civilians. This book is a recommended text for Latin Americanists, and social movements scholars in the humanities and the social sciences.”
— Ernesto Castañeda, American University
This is a groundbreaking book. Díaz Cepeda illustrates with an almost unprecedented clarity the “theory-meets-praxis” spirit of the Latin American philosophical tradition. He does so by analyzing, from the ground up, two of the most pressing political challenges of contemporary Mexico: the Ayotzinapa tragedy and its turbulent aftermath, and popular opposition to military violence in Ciudad Juárez’s infamous “war on drugs”. Social Movements and Latin American Philosophy will be of great interest to scholars and activists who are interested in Latin American affairs and the ethics of social movements on a global scale. It’s not to be missed!
— Amy Reed-Sandoval, University of Nevada