This book presents more than half a century of Gustavo Esteva's "reflection in action" in the form of essays, books, and interventions in national and international forums and newspaper articles-most published here for the very first time.

Gustavo Esteva (1936-2022)¿ was a grassroots activist and "deprofessionalized intellectual". He was the founder of the Universidad de la Tierra in Oaxaca, Mexico. As one of the best-known advocates of post-development, he held that the whole concept and practice of development is a reflection of Western-Northern hegemony over the rest of the world.

Katy Dix is a Guatemalan-American translator and former external collaborator at the Universidad de la Tierra, Mexico.

Introduction 1. Re-thinking Everything - a Conversation with Theodor Shanin 2. Beyond Development 3. The Protagonists of Social Change 4. Reclaiming your own path 5. Back to the Table 6. The Radical Otherness of the Other 7. The Path Towards the Dialogue of Vivires (Lived Experiences) 8. The awakening: the art of rebelling 9. The Festival of Dignified Rage 10. The Oaxaca Commune 11. The Ongoing Insurrection 12. The Convivial Path 13. The Day After 14. Friendship, Hope and Surprise - The Keys for the New Era