Radical sovereignty : debating race, nation, and empire in interwar Latin America /

"In the 1920s and 1930s, Latin American radicals engaged in urgent debates over how to combat racism, resist empire, and reimagine the nation-state. Drawing on a global array of sources, Radical Sovereignty reconstructs these transnational discussions that unfolded in such far-flung locations a...

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Main Author: Wood, Tony, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2026]
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Summary:"In the 1920s and 1930s, Latin American radicals engaged in urgent debates over how to combat racism, resist empire, and reimagine the nation-state. Drawing on a global array of sources, Radical Sovereignty reconstructs these transnational discussions that unfolded in such far-flung locations as Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Havana, Moscow, and Brussels. Energized by the Mexican and Russian Revolutions, communists, trade unionists, peasant organizers, and anti-imperial activists emerged from these debates with innovative ideas for addressing historical oppressions, including proposals for a pan-continental confederation and calls to grant black and indigenous peoples in the Americas the right to form their own sovereign states. While these projects did not come to fruition, they left an enduring mark on Latin America's political landscape, bequeathing approaches to race, ethnicity, and self-determination that have resurfaced in recent years."--Page 4 of cover
Physical Description:xi, 362 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-325) and index
ISBN:9780520391246
9780520391260
0520391268
0520391241