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Reclaiming the Land - The Resurgence of Rural Movements in Africa, Asia and
Latin America

Author :Sam Moyo and Paris Yeros.

Published by: Zed Books.

Click to Enlarge		Key Points • An investigation of the new generation of rural social movements • Country studies from three continents • An issue that is in the news - in Brazil, Zimbabwe and elsewhere
More Information About the Book From Brazil and Mexico to Zimbabwe and the Philippines, land seizures by dispossessed peasants and unemployed workers of diverse political and ideological character have become more widespread. Such tactics are being used to confront the neoliberal state and to force the disastrous plight of rural populations onto the national agenda. This book provides both national and micro-level case studies of the rural movements involved in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It seeks to identify their social composition, strategies, tactics, and ideologies; to assess their relations with other social actors, including political parties, urban social movements, and international aid agencies and other institutions; and to examine more closely their most common tactic, the land occupation, as well as the responses of governments and landowners. At a more fundamental level, it demonstrates the longer-term impact of these movements and their potential for structural change. About the Contributors Sam Moyo is a Zimbabwean social scientist and director of The African Institute for Agrarian Studies (AIAS), a pan-African research body. Paris Yeros is a Greek social scientist, currently visiting professor at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. The contributors are researchers and specialists on land reform in their particular countries. Contents Introduction - Sam Moyo and Paris Yeros 1. The Resurgence of Rural Movements under Neoliberalism - Sam Moyo and Paris Yeros PART I: AFRICA 2. Rural Land and Land Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa - Henry Bernstein 3. NightHarvesters, Forest Hoods and Saboteurs: Struggles over Land Expropriation in Ghana -Kojo Sebastian Amanor 4. Land Occupations in Malawi: Challenging the Neoliberal Legal Order - Fidelis Edge Kanyongolo 5. Land Occupations in South Africa -Mfaniseni Fana Sihlongonyane 6. Land Occupations and Land Reform in Zimbabwe: Towards the National Democratic Revolution - Sam Moyo and Paris Yeros PART II: ASIA 7. Rural Land Struggles in Asia:Overview of Selected Contexts - Filomeno Aguilar Jnr. 8. Occupation of Land in India: Experiences and Challenges - Minar Pimple and Manpreet Sethi 9. Stretching the 'Limits' of Redistributive Reform: Lessons and Evidence from the Philippines under Neoliberalism - Salvador H. Feranil PART III: LATIN AMERICA 10. The Dynamics of Land Occupations in Latin America - Henry Veltmeyer 11. The Occupation as a Form of Access to Land in Brazil: A Theoretical and Methodological Contribution - Bernardo Mançano Fernandes (translated by Malcolm K. McNee) 12.Agrarian Reform in Brazil under Neoliberalism: Evaluation and Perspectives - Lauro Mattei 13. The Agrarian Question and Armed Struggle in Colombia - Igor Ampuero and James Brittain Introduction 14. Indian-Peasant Movements in Mexico: The Struggle for Land, Autonomy and Democracy - Armando Bartra and Gerardo Otero Notes on Contributors Index

April 8, 2005.

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