Becoming the Tupamaros

Solidarity and Transnational Revolutionaries in Uruguay and the United States

Nonfiction, History, Americas, South America, Revolutionary, United States, 20th Century
Cover of the book Becoming the Tupamaros by , Vanderbilt University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780826519467
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press Publication: February 24, 2014
Imprint: Vanderbilt University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780826519467
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Publication: February 24, 2014
Imprint: Vanderbilt University Press
Language: English

In Becoming the Tupamaros, Lindsey Churchill explores an alternative narrative of US-Latin American relations by challenging long-held assumptions about the nature of revolutionary movements like the Uruguayan Tupamaros group. A violent and innovative organization, the Tupamaros demonstrated that Latin American guerrilla groups during the Cold War did more than take sides in a battle of Soviet and US ideologies. Rather, they digested information and techniques without discrimination, creating a homegrown and unique form of revolution.

Churchill examines the relationship between state repression and revolutionary resistance, the transnational connections between the Uruguayan Tupamaro revolutionaries and leftist groups in the US, and issues of gender and sexuality within these movements. Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver, for example, became symbols of resistance in both the United States and Uruguay. and while much of the Uruguayan left and many other revolutionary groups in Latin America focused on motherhood as inspiring women's politics, the Tupamaros disdained traditional constructions of femininity for female combatants. Ultimately, Becoming the Tupamaros revises our understanding of what makes a Movement truly revolutionary.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In Becoming the Tupamaros, Lindsey Churchill explores an alternative narrative of US-Latin American relations by challenging long-held assumptions about the nature of revolutionary movements like the Uruguayan Tupamaros group. A violent and innovative organization, the Tupamaros demonstrated that Latin American guerrilla groups during the Cold War did more than take sides in a battle of Soviet and US ideologies. Rather, they digested information and techniques without discrimination, creating a homegrown and unique form of revolution.

Churchill examines the relationship between state repression and revolutionary resistance, the transnational connections between the Uruguayan Tupamaro revolutionaries and leftist groups in the US, and issues of gender and sexuality within these movements. Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver, for example, became symbols of resistance in both the United States and Uruguay. and while much of the Uruguayan left and many other revolutionary groups in Latin America focused on motherhood as inspiring women's politics, the Tupamaros disdained traditional constructions of femininity for female combatants. Ultimately, Becoming the Tupamaros revises our understanding of what makes a Movement truly revolutionary.

More books from Vanderbilt University Press

Cover of the book Memory Activism by
Cover of the book A&R Pioneers by
Cover of the book The World of the John Birch Society by
Cover of the book A Courageous Fool by
Cover of the book Popular Politics and Rebellion in Mexico by
Cover of the book Abortion Pills, Test Tube Babies, and Sex Toys by
Cover of the book The Man Who Wrote Pancho Villa by
Cover of the book How Human Rights Can Build Haiti by
Cover of the book Seeds of Change by
Cover of the book The Merchant of Havana by
Cover of the book Lone Wolf Terror and the Rise of Leaderless Resistance by
Cover of the book From Day to Day by
Cover of the book The Washington Dissensus by
Cover of the book When the Senate Worked for Us by
Cover of the book Teaching Peace by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy