Black and Indigenous Resistance in the Americas: From Multiculturalism to Racist Backlash

Black and Indigenous Resistance in the Americas is a comprehensive guide to contemporary racial politics, tracing state-led racial projects and the backlash against marginalized peoples. It offers a path forward for progressive anti-racist activism that critiques racial capitalism as central to confronting white supremacy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 340 pages
Publication date: 23 June 2021
Publisher: Lexington Books

Black and Indigenous Resistance in the Americas is a vital guide to comprehending modern racial politics across the continent, where openly white supremacist ideologies are on the rise. This comprehensive work is the result of a multiyear, transnational research project conducted by the Anti-racist Research and Action Network of the Americas in partnership with resistance movements battling racial retrenchment in Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States.

How did we arrive at this juncture? And what anti-racist strategies are adequate to confront the urgent challenge of resurgent racism? This volume offers insightful answers to these pressing questions.

1. It explores the creation and contestation of state-led racial projects in response to black and indigenous mobilization during an era of expansion of multicultural rights within the framework of neoliberal capitalism.
2. It identifies the roots and manifestations of the backlash against hard-fought (but hardly far-reaching) gains by marginalized peoples, demonstrating that (contrary to critiques of "identity politics") the losses and anxieties generated by the failures of neoliberalism have been understood in racial terms.
3. It distills a forward-looking path for progressive anti-racist activism in the Americas that goes beyond state-centered, rights-seeking strategies and centers a critique of racial capitalism as a critical component in challenging white supremacy.

In conclusion, Black and Indigenous Resistance in the Americas is a groundbreaking work that sheds light on the complex dynamics of race and resistance in the region. It provides valuable insights into the historical and contemporary factors that shape racial politics, and offers practical strategies for building a more inclusive and equitable society. By engaging with this book, readers can deepen their understanding of the challenges facing marginalized communities and work towards creating a more just and equitable world.

Weight: 463g
Dimension: 218 x 154 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793615527