The Fernando Coronil Reader

“Fernando Coronil was, without exaggeration, one of the most thoughtful and accomplished anthropologists of his generation, and his scholarly production over more than three decades stands as an exemplar of academic work at its best. A fitting tribute to Coronil's life as an intellectual deeply engaged in the most significant political issues of his age, this volume preserves the essence of his thought while convincingly demonstrating its continued relevance. This superb book holds a treasure trove of conceptual riches.” - Arturo Escobar, author of Designs for the Pluriverse: Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds

"Fernando Coronil was an intellectual of rare brilliance and originality. From the penetratingly acute analyses of Venezuela and broader Latin American writings to the cross-disciplinary critiques and wide-ranging commentaries on theory, these essays are a beacon of encouragement for the ambitiously creative and politically infused scholarly life. Subtle, challenging, generous, and complex, they boldly engage the politics of knowledge of our times." - Geoff Eley, author of Nazism as Fascism: Violence, Ideology, and the Ground of Consent in Germany, 1930–1945

“I highly recommend this Reader, and hope that it can contribute to make the work of Fernando Coronil even better known and appreciated among scholars, hopefully beyond the circles of metropolitan academia too. And I am sure that a translation into Spanish would be very well received among readers in Latin American and Caribbean countries.”

“The Fernando Coronil Reader is an invaluable addition to the field of Latin American Studies from a myriad of perspectives–e.g. anthropology, history, cultural studies. Coronil’s work challenges us to rethink our approaches to key contemporary epistemological, political, and ethical questions.” - Gianfranco Selgas, European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies