Politics of Global Resistance : Critical Theory, Activism and the New Social Movements.
This book provides the definitive account of resistance movements across the globe. Combining theoretical perspectives with detailed empirical case studies, it explains the origins, activities and prospects of the 'anti-globalization' movement.
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2005
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Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Constructing 'the anti-globalisation movement'; 2 In the belly of the beast; 3 Globalisations, violences and resistances in Mozambique; 4 Anti-globalisation discourses in Asia; 5 Lessons from the indigenous; 6 Contesting the Free Trade Area of the Americas; 7 Globalisation and the 'politics of identity'; 8 Resistance and compromiso at the global frontlines; 9 Organic intellectuals and counter-hegemonic politics in the age of globalisation; 10 'We are heartbroken and furious!'; 11 Seattle and the struggle for a global democratic ethos.
- ConclusionBibliography; Index.
