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New Book (in Spanish) on Chilean Anarchism: Anarquistas, Presencia libertaria en Chile

Posted on January 16th, 2009 in AK Allies, Reviews

Although most of the literature on Latin American anarchism focuses on Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil, it would be a mistake to think that anarchists only had an impact on those countries. Indeed, anarchists have played an important role throughout the Americas, even if historians have been slow to note their contributions.

Fortunately, the gaps in the historical record have been growing smaller and smaller over recent years thanks to the efforts of a new generation of historians who are dedicated to uncovering lost moments of the tradition. The new (Spanish language) book by Felipe del Solar and Andrés Pérez, Anarquistas: Presencia libertaria en Chile is a case in point.

This book provides a sweeping overview of Chilean anarchism from the turn of the twentieth century to the turn of the twenty-first century, with ample chapters on the intervening decades documenting anarchist encounters with dictatorship, exile, and radical culture, to name a few of the topics explored.

Large portions of the book are available here. And you can purchase it through the publisher here.