Global Revolt

A Guide to the Movements Against Globalization

AvAmory Starr

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Engelska, 2013

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'Don't Owe! Won't Pay!', 'Get Rid of them All!', 'No Patents on Life!', 'Food Sovereignty', 'Another World is Possible!' ... The struggles against corporate power and the institutions of globalization grow more courageous and confident year by year.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:• A history of the movements' emergence.• An outline of their analyses and aims.• A digest of the ongoing controversies and dilemmas.• An inspiring compendium of popular tactics.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-07-04
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781848136915
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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Amory Starr is an activist, sociologist, and documentary filmmaker. Her first book was Naming the Enemy: Anti-Corporate Social Movements Confront Globalization (Zed Books, 2000). She teaches sociology at Chapman University, California.

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Offers a concise history of the worldwide revolt against globalization. Emphasising the centrality of Global South movements in defining the agenda, the book helps us to understand how we can become part of the web of vision and resistance which has already been woven by peoples' movements around the world.

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Introduction: Another World is PossiblePart 1: History: It didn't start in Seattle and it didn't stop on 9/11Part 2: Manifestos: We do know what we are forThe World Social Forum: Reinventing democracy, redefining progressDon't Owe, Won't Pay: Drop the debtFood Sovereignty: Farmers need access to local, not global marketsNo Patents on Life! Reclaim the commonsNo Borders! No Nations! Stop Deportations! Classical free trade theory confronts Fortress EuropeGet Rid of Them All! The importance of Argentina and anti-elitismSolidarite and Specifismo: We are going to work togetherAnti-Imperialism: Anti-globalization since 9/11Part 3: Controversies: This is what democracy looks likeYa Basta! We are not only for, we are also againstBack in Black: Anarchy and autonomyViolence: Spikey vs fluffyConsumption PoliticsReformismVillage Life: The subsistence perspectivePart 4:Tactics: We are going to take direct actionCriminal Reconnections: DecommodificationThe Streets Belong to the PeopleCulture JammingBe the Media: Independent media centersSpokes Only: Reinventing direct democracyDiversity of TacticsBlack BlocTute Bianche: Citizenship of the absurdTactical Frivolity: Why we danceSuicide: Like a lampConclusion: Globalize This! We are winning