Guatemala: The Defence Of Community In The Anti-Mining Movement Of Guatemala

Guatemala: The Defence Of Community In The Anti-Mining Movement Of Guatemala Leire Urkidi, 2011   Mining is one of the most controversial activities in contemporary Guatemala. The anti-mining movement was studied during five months of participant and qualitative research, focusing on its strategies and discourses. The movement is multiscalar, with local, national and transnational dimensions, but the defence of community is a central claim in its discourse. The community is reclaimed as a...

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