Radical Sovereignty

"A pathbreaking exploration of Black and Indigenous lefts in interwar Latin America that shows the myriad and fascinating ways in which those movements rethought and challenged the nation-state. In Tony Wood’s nuanced and ambitious account—one that moves effortlessly between Moscow, Mexico City, Havana, and more—the reader encounters forgotten or misunderstood paths not taken. A must-read for anyone interested in the global history of the left and its relation to questions of race and self-determination."—Ada Ferrer, Professor of History, Princeton University

"Wood draws a vivid picture of Latin America’s architects of liberation, those who forged an anti-imperialist and anti-racist path to sovereignty and whose legacy was 1960s internationalism."—Tanalís Padilla, author of Unintended Lessons of Revolution: Student Teachers and Political Radicalism in Twentieth-Century Mexico

"Wood provides a clear-headed investigation of Latin America’s Communist and anti-imperialist left, its efforts to forge a global revolutionary agenda, and its debates around race, class, and nation."—Karin Rosemblatt, author of The Science and Politics of Race in Mexico and the United States, 1910–1950