Reclaiming the land: the resurgence of rural movements in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

Abstract

* 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. Night Harvesters, 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 Manano Fernandes (translated by Malcolm K. McNee) * 12. Agrarian Reform in Brazil under Neoliberalism: Evaluation and Perpsectives - Lauro Mattei * 13. The Agrarian Question and Armed Struggle in Colombia - Igor Ampuero and James Brittain * 14. Indian-Peasant Movements in Mexico: The Struggle for Land, Autonomy and Democracy - Armando Bartra and Gerardo Otero * Notes on Contributors * Index