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Global revolt : a guide to the movements against globalization / Amory Starr ; photos by Tim Russo

Author
Starr, Amory, 1968-
Additional Titles
Guide to the movements against globalization
Published
London ; New York : Zed Books, 2005.
Physical Description
1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Cover; Contents; 1 -- Introduction: another world is possible -- how do we know?; one -- History; 2 -- It didn't start in Seattle and it didn't stop on 9/11; two -- Manifestos; 3 -- Participatory democracy: the World Social Forum; 4 -- Don't owe! won't pay! Drop the debt; 5 -- Food sovereignty: farmers need access to local, not global, markets; 6 -- Reclaim the commons: no patents on life!; 7 -- No borders! No nations! Stop deportations!; 8 -- Get rid of them all! The importance of Argentina and anti-elitism; 9 -- Solidarité and specifismo: we are going to work together.
Summary
Millions of people have already become active in rejecting corporate globalization and developing alternatives to it. Millions more know that something is terribly wrong and are ready to begin taking action. This book is for them. Amory Starr is author of Naming the Enemy, a book that foresaw the emergent anti-globalization network nearly a decade ago. Here she provides, in concise and engaging style and with activist insight: (i) a history of the movements' emergence, (ii) an outline of their analyses and aims, (iii) a digest of the ongoing controversies and dilemmas, and (iv) an inspiring co.
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ISBN
9781848131422 (electronic bk.)
1848131429 (electronic bk.)
9781848136915 (electronic bk.)
1848136919 (electronic bk.)
1281259195
9781281259196
9781842774830
1842774832
9781842774823
1842774824
1842774824 (hb)
1842774832 (pb)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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