Benjamin Dangl is a writer, activist, editor, doctoral candidate and teacher focusing on Latin American politics, social movements and history. Dangl is the author of the book The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia(AK Press, 2007), which has also been published in Spanish by Plural Editores in Bolivia and in Tamil by The New Century Publishing House in Tamil Nadu, India. His latest book is Dancing with Dynamite: Social Movements and States in Latin America (AK Press, 2010). He is also a contributor toTaking Sides: Clashing Views on Latin American Issues (McGraw-Hill, 2006), Until the Rulers Obey: Voices from Latin American Social Movements (PM Press, 2014) and Grabbing Back: Essays Against the Global Land Grab (AK Press, 2014)
