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A We Without A State (A6)

A We Without A State (A6)

SKU: 9783911720076

$12.00
Author: Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil
Publisher: Rupture and Active Distribution Co-Publication
ISBN: 9783911720076
Published: 08/2025
Format: Pocketbook
Size: 4.1 x 5.8
Page count: 60
Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil –a Mixe writer, linguist, and activist– is leading indigenous voice in Mexico. A We Without A State presents three of her influential essays, offering a powerful call to imagine political life beyond the nation-state, rooted in autonomy, communal governance. and radical plurality. Originally published in El País, these essays have reshaped indigenous movements in Mexico, particularly influencing the National Indigenous Congress (cni) and the Zapatisas, from seeking state recognition to building self-governance.


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