| Description |
xvi, 268 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-253) and index. |
| Summary |
"Naming the Enemy is the first systematic documentation of this international resistance to transnational corporations and globalization that has so recently burst into the public gaze with the street protests in Seattle, Washington, London and Prague. This book is relevant to activists as well as students and scholars of globalization, new social movements and political economy."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Structure and anti-structure in the face of globalization. Naming "globalization" ; Theorizing agency -- Contestation and reform. Fighting structural adjustment ; Peace and human rights ; Land reform ; The explicit anti-corporate movements ; Cyberpunk ; Discussion -- "Globalization from below." Environmentalism ; Labour ; Socialism ; Anti-FTA ; Zapatismo ; Discussion -- Delinking, relocalization, sovereignty. Anarchism ; Sustainable development ; Small business ; Sovereignty movements ; Religious nationalisms ; Discussion -- PopCulture v. AgriCulture and other reflections on the anti-corporate movement/s. Naming the enemy ; The movement ; Alternative political economy ; Democracy ; Nation ; "Globalize this!." |
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International business enterprises.
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International relations.
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Social movements.
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Social change.
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| ISBN |
9781856497657 (Zed : pbk.) |
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185649764X (hbk.) |
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9781856497640 (hbk.) |
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1864031387 (Pluto : pbk.) |
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9781864031386 (Pluto : pbk.) |
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1856497658 (Zed : pbk.) |
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