{"product_id":"9781784782238","title":"Building the Commune","description":"\u003cb\u003eLatin America’s experiments in direct democracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 2011, a wave of popular uprisings has swept the globe, taking shape in the Occupy movement, the Arab Spring, 15M in Spain, and the anti-austerity protests in Greece. The demands have been varied, but have expressed a consistent commitment to the ideals of radical democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Similar experiments began appearing across Latin America twenty-five years ago, just as the left fell into decline in Europe. In Venezuela, poor barrio residents arose in a mass rebellion against neoliberalism, ushering in a government that institutionalized the communes already forming organically. In Building the Commune, George Ciccariello-Maher travels through these radical experiments, speaking to a broad range of community members, workers, students and government officials. Assessing the projects’ successes and failures, \u003ci\u003eBuilding the Commune\u003c\/i\u003e provides lessons and inspiration for the radical movements of today.","brand":"Geo Maher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47794023170260,"sku":"9781784782238","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2f293a3a-71b3-495e-9e90-250764560d23.jpg?v=1776178799","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781784782238","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}