We Shall not Be Moved/No Nos Moveran

David Spener is chairperson of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.  He is the co-author (with MoisÉs Chaparro and JosÉ Seves) of Canto de las estrellas: Un homenaje a VÍctor Jara and author of Clandestine Crossings: Migrants and Coyotes on the Texas-Mexico Border. He is also the co-editor (with Gary Gereffi and Jennifer Bair) of Free Trade and Uneven Development: The North American Apparel Industry after NAFTA (Temple).

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionI: HISTORY OF A SONG OF STRUGGLE 1. A Song, Socialism, and the 1973 Military Coup in Chile 2. "I Shall Not Be Moved" in the U.S. South: Blacks and Whites, Slavery and Spirituals 3. From Worship to Work: A Spiritual Is Adopted by the U.S. Labor Movement and the Left 4. From Union Song to Freedom Song: Civil Rights Activists Sing an Old Tune for a New Cause 5. From English in the U.S. South to Spanish in the U.S. Southwest: "We Shall Not Be Moved" Becomes "No nos moverÁn" 6. Across the Atlantic to SpainII: MOVEMENTS AND MEANINGS 7. Social Movement: A Song's Journey across Time and Space 8. Translation and Transcendence in the Travels of a SongConclusion: An Internationalist Culture of the Singing Left in the Twentieth CenturyCodaAppendix: Note on Methods and Sourcesy Notes References Index

“We Shall Not Be Moved/No nos moverÁn is the fascinating history of a famous song of struggle. Through his exploration of how floating bridges were constructed between distant communities to support and defend social justice in a variety of political contexts, Spener has made a significant contribution to the anthropology of music.”-Joaquina Labajo, Universidad AutÓnoma de Madrid“We Shall Not Be Moved/No nos moverÁn is an intriguing and inspiring book. The story of the evolution of ‘We Shall Not Be Moved’ illuminates the significance of songs as a resource in social movements. This story teaches us a great deal about how major movements in the United States, in Spain, and in Latin America not only made history but also made culture. But there is more: This book uncovers the international structures of communication and shared identity that help constitute processes of globalization from below.”-Richard Flacks, University of California, Santa Barbara