{"product_id":"9788410487680","title":"A \"we\" without being","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA \"we\" without a State\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYásnaya Elena Aguilar, a Mixe linguist and activist, proposes a radical reflection on collective identity beyond the State. Using language as the backbone of culture and territory, the author denounces colonial dispossession and linguistic minoritization, while imagining forms of community governance. A brief essay that opens cracks in the political imagination and offers concrete proposals in education, healthcare, and justice from a decolonial perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book starts from a fundamental question: do we need the State to define ourselves as a people, or are we capable of self-governance? Yásnaya Elena Aguilar explores this issue through her experience as a member of the Mixe people, placing language at the center of the relationship with the land and identity. She denounces how colonialism has rendered indigenous languages invisible and marginalized them, and how this violence is intertwined with the exploitation of natural resources and the imposition of a single political model. The author does not limit herself to criticism but presents examples of alternative political systems, far from the state monopoly, and points to concrete proposals for community education, healthcare, and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Topics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-government and community sovereignty beyond the nation-state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage as an axis of cultural identity and relationship with the territory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eColonialism, dispossession, and linguistic minoritization of indigenous peoples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePlurality of political systems and decolonization of the imagination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePractical proposals for self-management in education, healthcare, and justice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is recommended for readers interested in sociolinguistics, decolonial politics, indigenous movements, and alternatives to the state model. It is also for those seeking critical reflections on collective identity, native language, and forms of community organization, especially within the Latin American context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original and underexplored perspective on the relationship between language, identity, and self-government.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA well-founded critique of linguistic and political colonialism from the direct experience of a Mixe activist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eConcrete and applicable proposals for the community management of basic services.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn exercise in decolonizing the political imagination, opening up new possibilities for collective organization.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Sheet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: AGUILAR, YASNAYA ELENA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: RAIG VERD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: cat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Sociolinguistics, Politics and government, Control and political freedoms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: CICLÓ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: September 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 95\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 132 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brief but incisive essay that connects linguistic struggle with decolonial politics in an accessible and evocative way. The voice of Yásnaya Elena Aguilar, with a consolidated trajectory as a linguist and activist, brings authority and a necessary perspective to the debate on alternatives to the State. Ideal for readers who want to go beyond theoretical discussions and find proposals rooted in concrete experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RAIG VERD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407162368347,"sku":"9788410487680","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841048768.jpg?v=1781848641","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788410487680","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}