From Popular to Insurgent Intellectuals: Peasant Catechists in the Salvadoran Re

Description: From Popular to Insurgent Intellectuals by Leigh Binford Explains how a group of Catholic lay catechists came to take up arms and participate on the side of the rebel FMLN during El Salvadors revolutionary war. In the process they became transformed from popular intellectuals to insurgent intellectuals who put their skills at the service of a collective effort to create a more democratic society. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From Popular to Insurgent Intellectuals explains how a group of Catholic lay catechists educated in liberation theology came to take up arms and participate on the side of the rebel FMLN during El Salvadors revolutionary war (1980-92). In the process they became transformed from popular intellectuals to insurgent intellectuals who put their organizational and cognitive skills at the service of a collective effort to create a more egalitarian and democratic society. The book highlights the key roles that peasant catechists in northern Morazan played in disseminating liberation theology before the war and supporting the FMLN during it-as quartermasters, political activists, and musicians, among other roles. Throughout, From Popular to Insurgent Intellectuals highlights the dialectical nature of relations between Catholic priests and urban revolutionaries, among others, in which the latter learned from the former and vice-versa. Peasant catechists proved capable at making independent decisions based on assessment of their needs and did not simply follow the dictates of those with superior authority, and played an important role for the duration of the twelve-year military conflict. Author Biography LEIGH BINFORD is Professor Emeritus at the CUNY College of Staten Island and the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. He is the co-author with Scott Cook of Obliging Need: Rural Petty Industry in Mexican Capitalism, and is the author of The El Mozote Massacre: Human Rights and Global Implications, and Tomorrow Were All Going to the Harvest: Temporary Foreign Worker Programs and Neoliberal Political Economy. Table of Contents List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction 1 From El Mozote to El Castaño, 1942–1974 2 Economy, Society, and Culture in Northern Morazán 3 Political Incorporation, 1974–1977 4 The Ligas Populares 28 de Febrero, 1977–1980 5 A Political Activist in the War, 1980–1988 6 Departure and Return, 1988–2010 Conclusion Appendix 1: On Fabio Arguetas Political Formation Appendix 2: Interviews Cited Notes References Index Review "By showing us the complex interplay between peasants, peasant catechists, liberationist priests and guerrilla commanders, Binfords study will become the foundational reference point for questions on the origins of peasant revolutionary consciousness in El Salvador." -- Erik Ching * author of Stories of Civil War in El Salvador: A Battle over Memory, Walter Kenneth Mattison Profess *"By telling the life stories of peasant catechists in El Salvador, this remarkable historical ethnography by Leigh Binford situates the readers in the world of these important actors during the armed conflict of the 1980s. Binfords work deepens our understanding of how the teachings of Liberation Theology had a unique impact on the process. This book is history from below at its best." -- Hector Lindo-Fuentes * coauthor of Remembering a Massacre in El Salvador: The Insurrection of 1932, Roque Dalton, and the P * Long Description From Popular to Insurgent Intellectuals explains how a group of Catholic lay catechists educated in liberation theology came to take up arms and participate on the side of the rebel FMLN during El Salvador?s revolutionary war (1980-92). In the process they became transformed from popular intellectuals to insurgent intellectuals who put their organizational and cognitive skills at the service of a collective effort to create a more egalitarian and democratic society. The book highlights the key roles that peasant catechists in northern Moraz Review Quote "By telling the life stories of peasant catechists in El Salvador, this remarkable historical ethnography by Leigh Binford situates the readers in the world of these important actors during the armed conflict of the 1980s. Binfords work deepens our understanding of how the teachings of Liberation Theology had a unique impact on the process. This book is history from below at its best." Description for Reader LEIGH BINFORD is Professor Emeritus at the CUNY College of Staten Island and the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. He is the co-author with Scott Cook of Obliging Need: Rural Petty Industry in Mexican Capitalism , and is the author of The El Mozote Massacre: Human Rights and Global Implications , and Tomorrow Were All Going to the Harvest: Temporary Foreign Worker Programs and Neoliberal Political Economy. Details ISBN1978833687 Short Title From Popular to Insurgent Intellectuals Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1978833687 ISBN-13 9781978833685 Format Paperback Subtitle Peasant Catechists in the Salvadoran Revolution Imprint Rutgers University Press Place of Publication New Brunswick NJ Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-12-09 NZ Release Date 2022-12-09 Author Leigh Binford Publisher Rutgers University Press UK Release Date 2022-11-30 DEWEY 277.284 Publication Date 2022-12-09 Alternative 9781978833692 Illustrations 19 b-w illus. US Release Date 2022-12-09 Audience Age 18-99 Pages 224 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161877681;

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