Urban Revolt: State Power and the Rise of People's Movements in the Global South

Synopsis

The Urban Poor And Working Class Now Make Up The Majority Of The World's Population And This Segment Is Growing Dramatically As The Global Population Expands To 10 Billion By Mid-century. Much Of The Population Growth Results From The Displacement Of Rural Peasants To The Urban Cores, Resulting In The Vast Expansion Of Mega-cities With 10 To 20 Million People In The Global South. The Proliferation Of Informal Settlements And Slums Particularly In The Global South Have Created The Conditions In Which Urban Areas Have Become The Principal Sites Of Social Upheaval As People Seek To Improve Their Living Conditions. Drawing From Case Studies In Africa, Latin America, And Asia, The Various Chapters In This Book Map And Analyze The Ways In Which The Majority Of The World Exists And Struggles In The Contemporary Urban Context. Advancing Beyond A Liberal Perspective, The Book Unpacks The Ways In Which Urban Social Movements (usms) In The Global South Have Challenged Or Transformed How The City Is Organized And The Possibilities That They Have Created For A Revolutionary Alternative To The Capitalist Hegemonic Framework--page 4 Of Cover. Part I: African Movements Of The Urban Poor. Chapter 1. Thembelihle Burning, Hope Rising / Luke Sinwell -- Chapter 2: Against All Odds. The Spirit Of Marikana And The Resurgence Of The Working-class Movement In South Africa / Trevor Ngwane -- Chapter 3: Makoko Slum Settlement. Migrant Peasants On The Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria / Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale With Adefemi Abdulmojeed Adeyanju -- Part Ii: Protest And Struggle In Latin America. Chapter 4: The Ayotzinapa Massacre. Mexico's Popular Protests And New Landscapes Of Indignation / Claudia Delgado Villegas -- Part Ii: Protest And Struggle In Latin America. Chapter 4: The Ayotzinapa Massacre. Mexico's Popular Protests And New Landscapes Of Indignation / Claudia Delgado Villegas -- Chapter 5: The Case Of The West Zone. Urban Revolt And Social Movement Adaptations In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil / Simone Da Silva Ribeiro Gomes -- Chapter 6: The Uruguayan Recyclers' Union. Clasificadores, Circulation, And The Challenge Of Mobile Labor Organization / Patrick O'hare -- Part Iii: Urban Squatter Movements In South Asia: Kolkata And Jakarta. Chapter 7: The Nonadanga Eviction In Kolkata. Contemporary Urban Development And People's Resistance / Swapna Banerjee-guha -- Chapter 8: The Struggle Of The Urban Poor Against Forced Eviction In Jakarta / Mohammad Ridha. Edited By Trevor Ngwane, Luke Sinwell, And Immanuel Ness. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.