Argentina, a Tale of Two Utopias takes us through the outsized and unexpected remnants of the influence of anarchist ideas and practice on modern-day Argentina—from the names of popular pastries to the foundation of numerous soccer clubs—until we arrive at the explosive intersection of the two utopias of anarchism, football, against the crisis of neoliberalism.
This is a thrilling first-person account of the December 2001 uprising in Argentina that marked the end of the neoliberal experiment of the 1990s, narrated by an anarchist participant in the clashes that laid siege to the presidential palace and forced the president to resign and flee on a rooftop helicopter. A Tale of Two Utopias weaves together two simultaneous yet seemingly unrelated events of those “days which contain decades” of Buenos Aires in December 2001: the uprising and the first championship in 35 years of the popular football club Racing Club de Avellaneda.
Alternating between urgent narration and historical account, and accompanied by over 150 photos and illustrations, A Tale of Two Utopias leads the reader through the streets of a burning Buenos Aires while also finding the time to take us on a lovingly traced tour of the rich history of Argentina’s anarchist movement of the early twentieth century, then among the largest in the world. It is also a compelling account of the trauma inflicted by Argentina’s numerous dictatorships.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Gabriel Kuhn
1. December 27th, 2001. Early Afternoon. Amalfitani Stadium, Liniers, City of Buenos Aires. Racing Club vs Velez Sarsfield
2. Preface: The Twin Utopias
3. The Tides of Anarchy: The Anarchist Mass Movement of Late 19th Century Argentina
4. Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires. Sometime early 1997: Biblioteca Popular Jose Ingenieros
5. Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires. Saturday April 26th, 1997: “ We’ re Going to Kill Jews to Make Soap”
6. Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires. Saturday February 15th, 1997: Club Atletico Atlanta “ El Barrio No Se Quiebra” (The Neighborhood Doesn’ t Go Bankrupt)
7. An Unlikely Heritage: The Immigrant, Radical, and Anarchist Origins of Argentine Football Clubs
8. Racing Club de Avellaneda. “ Solo Entiende Mi Locura Quien Comparte Mi Pasion” (“ My Insanity can only be understood by those who share my passion”)
9. December 19th, 2001, 10am: Avellaneda, Greater Buenos Aires Region: The Golden Ticket
10. December 20th, 2001, 3am: Somewhere in Buenos Aires
11. While You Were Sleeping
12. December 20th, 2001: La Plaza es de las Madres (The Plaza Belongs to the Mothers)
13. December 20th, 2001: Congress, Approximately 12:30pm. The Long Shadow of the Past.
14. December 20th, 2001: Primera Junta (Roque Saenz Peñ a? !), Approximately 2:00pm. The Day of Revolution, Part 1: Rage: We Are The Children of Those You Killed
15. December 20th, 2001: Avenida Corrientes, Nightfall. The Day of Revolution, Part 2: At the Intersection of Life and Death
16. After the Fall
17. April 27th, 2003: The Kirchnerist Era
18. Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires. November 15th, 2018. Las Balas No Podrá n Frenar el Viento (Bullets Can’ t Stop the Wind)— Club Social y Deportivo la Cultura del Barrio
19. Epilogue: December 20th, 2022. 3pm. Downtown Buenos Aires: “ No te lo Puedo Explicar, Porque no vas a Entender” (I can’ t Explain, Because You Wouldn’ t Understand)
20. Appendix: November 26th, 2023: Back to the Future: The Return of the Ultraliberal Right in Argentina
21. Appendix 2: June 17th, 2024: Six Months in a Neoliberal Dystopia: Social Cannibalism versus Mutual Aid in Argentina
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