Drawing from the work of experienced scholars across various fields, countries, and periods, this volume is the first book in any language to provide a comprehensive history of antifascisms in Latin America and the Caribbean. It presents antifascism as a multifaceted phenomenon at the intersection of local, national, and transnational processes that is embraced by a variety of actors with differing agendas. Offering an innovative and fundamental contribution to several bodies of scholarship, including history, art, literature, sports, race, gender, and sexuality, it expands the field of antifascist studies by demonstrating the differences and similarities between Latin American and Caribbean movements and actors and their counterparts elsewhere. Multidisciplinary and accessible, the chapters in this volume will engage a broad audience and offer important insights about the rise of right-wing populism today.
‘As citizens, scholars, and students it is imperative that we learn more about strategies to confront fascism, extreme right-wing populism, and wannabe fascism. This book significantly helps us in this important task, providing a needed global recalibration of anti-fascist history, especially with regards to the history of Latin American anti-fascism.’
Federico Finchelstein - author of The Wannabe Fascists: A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy
‘A simply marvelous—and inspiring—book, full of scholarly dedication and intellectual originality. The chapters all fortify the editors’ big claim: Forget those Eurocentric notions of antifascism’s history; a thousand times over, Latin American antifascists have made antifascism their own. Readers everywhere: learn from their example.’
Joseph M. Fronczak - author of Everything Is Possible: Antifascism and the Left in the Age of Fascism
‘This trailblazing volume fundamentally changes our understanding of the fight against fascism as a Eurocentric affair. Bringing to life diverse individuals and groups, its essays shed new light on antifascism's relationship to local, national, and transnational politics; to arts and culture; and to gender, sexuality, and race. Demonstrating the salience of antifascism in Latin America and the Caribbean historically and today, it is sure to inspire future studies.’
Katherine M. Marino - author of Feminism for the Americas: The Making of an International Human Rights Movement
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