{"product_id":"activism-under-fire-anjuli-fahlberg-9780197519332","title":"Activism Under Fire: The Politics of Non-Violence in Rio de Janeiro's Gang Territories","description":"Rio de Janeiro's favelas have become well-known sites of gang and police violence. Since the 1970s, dangerous networks between drug traffickers and corrupt state actors have transformed these poor neighborhoods into sites of armed conflict and political repression, limiting residents' ability to speak out against violence or demand their democratic rights. Despite these challenges, nonviolent politics remains an integral element in Cidade de Deus--City of God--one of Rio's most dangerous and famous favelas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eActivism under Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, Anjuli Fahlberg provides an original account of how conflict activism operates in Cidade de Deus. Drawing on fieldwork, virtual ethnography, and participatory action research, Fahlberg documents how activists strategically navigate local constraints and opportunities--including gendered governing dynamics and racialized practices of solidarity--to create space for non-violent governance amid armed repression. By working within urban, national, and transnational political networks and social movements, local activists bring resources into their neighborhood and protest violence while avoiding dangerous alliances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eActivism under Fire\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that non-violent collective action is possible amid extreme poverty and violence, and shows what strategies enable it to survive and effect political change. In so doing, Fahlberg reveals the possibilities for collective action in violent and chaotic democratic states, not only in Latin America, but throughout the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anjuli Fahlberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197519334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197519332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.18w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024","brand":"Anjuli Fahlberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128410894591,"sku":"9780197519332","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c16743e-39ba-4732-a570-32fa5e2f229f.jpg?v=1687458563","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/activism-under-fire-anjuli-fahlberg-9780197519332","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}