| Communes and Workers' Control in Venezuela: Building 21st Century Socialism from Below Contributor(s): Azzellini (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004300112 ISBN-13: 9789004300118 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $150.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Series: Historical Materialism Book |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.4" (1.25 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Communes and Workers' Control in Venezuela: Building 21st Century Socialism from Below, Dario Azzellini offers an account of the Bolivarian Revolution from below. While authors on Venezuela commonly concentrate on former president Hugo Ch vez and government politics, this book shows how workers, peasants and the poor in urban communities engage in building 21st century socialism through popular movements, communal councils, communes and fighting for workers' control. In a relationship of cooperation and conflict with the state, social transformation is approached on 'two tracks', from below and from above. Azzellini's fascinating account stands out because of the extensive empirical examples and original voices from movements, communal councils, communes and workers. |