Reclaiming the Nation The Return of the National Question in Africa, Asia and Latin America

by Moyo, Sam; Yeros, Paris

• ISBN13: 9780745330822
• ISBN10: 0745330827
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-15
• Publisher: PLUTO PRESS

Summary

This book compares the trajectories of states and societies in Africa, Asia and Latin America under neoliberalism, a time marked by serial economic crises, escalating social conflicts, the re-militarisation of North-South relations and the radicalisation of social and nationalist forces. Sam Moyo and Paris Yeros bring together researchers and activists from the three continents to asses the state of national sovereignty and the challenges faced by popular movements today. They show that global integration has widened social and regional inequalities within countries, exacerbated ethnic, caste, and racial conflicts, and generally reduced the bureaucratic capacities of states to intervene in a defensive way. Moreover, inequalities between the countries of the South have also widened. These structural tensions have all contributed to several distinct political trajectories among states: from fracture and foreign occupation, to radicalisation and uncertain re-stabilisation.This book re-organises the debate on the political economy of the contemporary South and provides students of international studies with an important collection of readings.

Author Biography

Sam Moyo is Executive Director of the African Institute of Agrarian Studies, Harare, Zimbabwe, and President of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa. He has published extensively on land, agrarian and environmental issues, and has served as director on various boards of research networks and institutes in Africa. His books include the co-edited volume Reclaiming the Land (2005). Paris Yeros is Adjunct Professor of International Relations at the Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Research Associate of the African Institute of Agrarian Studies. His books include the co-edited volume Reclaiming the Land (2005).

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1 The Fall and Rise of the National Question, by Sam Moyo & Paris Yeros
Part I: Africa
2 Rethinking Pan-Africanism, Nationalism and the New Regionalism, by Thandika Mkandawire
3 Nation-Building and State Fracture in Sudan, by Mahmood Mamdani
4 After Zimbabwe: State, Nation and Region in Africa, by Sam Moyo & Paris Yeros
Part II: Asia
5 Peripheral States in Asia under Neoliberalism and After, by Korkut Boratav
6 The National Question in India, by Sandeep Chachra
7 The Palestinian National Question: Settler-Colonialism and the International Power Regime, by Jamil Hilal
8 The National Question and the Unfinished Revolution in Nepal, by Hari Roka
9 Neoliberalism in Turkey, by Cem Somel
Part III: Latin America
10 Latin American Thinking on the State and Development: From Statelessness to Statelessness, by Atilio A. Boron
11 The National Question and the Autonomy of the State in Bolivia, by Lorgio Orellana Aillon
12 Kirchner’s Argentina: In Search of a New International Presence, by Javier A. Vadell
13 State and Nation in Brazil: Old Questions, New Challenges, by Sebastião C. Velasco e Cruz & Reginaldo C. Moraes
14 Cleavages in South America and the Role of Venezuela, by Rafael Villa
15 National States: Which Way Forward?, by Samir Amin
Notes on Contributors
Index