Cultures of politics, politics of cultures : re-visioning Latin American social movements / edited by Sonia E. Alvarez, Evelina Dagnino, Arturo Escobar.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: The Cultural and the Political in Latin American Social Movements / Sonia E. Alvarez, Evelina Dagnino and Arturo Escobar -- 2. Culture, Citizenship, and Democracy: Changing Discourses and Practices of the Latin American Left / Evelina Dagnino -- 3. Social Rights: Conflicts and Negotiations in Contemporary Brazil / Maria Celia Paoli and Vera da Silva Telles -- 4. New Subjects of Rights? Women's Movements and the Construction of Citizenship in the "New Democracies," / Veronica Schild -- 5. The Explosion of Experience: The Emergence of a New Ethical-Political Principle in Popular Movements in Porto Alegre, Brazil / Sergio Gregorio Baierle -- 6. Ambiguity and Contradiction in a Radical Popular Movement / Jeffrey Rubin -- 7. Indigenous Movements as a Challenge to the Unified Social Movement Paradigm for Guatemala / Kay B. Warren --

8. The Process of Black Community Organizing in the Southern Pacific Coast Region of Colombia / Libia Grueso, Carlos Rosero and Arturo Escobar -- 9. Black Movements and the "Politics of Identity" in Brazil / Olivia Maria Gomes da Cunha -- 10. Beyond the Domestic and the Public: Colonas Participation in Urban Movements in Mexico City / Miguel Diaz-Barriga -- 11. Defrocking the Vatican: Feminism's Secular Project / Jean Franco -- 12. Latin American Feminisms "Go Global": Trends of the 1990s and Challenges for the New Millennium / Sonia E. Alvarez -- 13. Cybercultural Politics: Political Activism at a Distance in a Transnational World / Gustavo Lins Ribeiro -- 14. The Globalization of Culture and the New Civil Society / George Yudice -- 15. Rethinking the Spatialities of Social Movements: Questions of (B)orders, Culture, and Politics in Global Times / David Slater -- 16. Toward a Culture of Participation and Citizenship: Challenges for a More Equitable World / Elizabeth Jelin --

17. Final Comments: Challenges to Cultural Studies in Latin America / Paulo J. Krischke -- 18. Third World or Planetary Conflicts? / Alberto Melucci -- 19. Where To? What Next? / Mary Louise Pratt.