Global Backlash: Citizen Initiatives for a Just World Economy (New Millennium Books in International Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (935 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0742510344 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Robin Broad is associate professor of international development at American University in Washington, D.C.
This is an excellent book! The format, substance, biographical material, choice of original selections, and writing style are splendid. I felt like I was reading a mystery novel! (Vicki L. (Vandana Shiva, author of Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Survival in India)Robin Broad answers the question usually unasked by the media'What do these anti-globalist demonstrators want?' She answers it both in the words of their various representative leaders, and in her own clarifying analysis. A must-read for a
Important book for scholars of backlash movements and political economy G.J. This compilation of texts provides a base for understanding the modern movement against big business. Everything from the clothing industry in Bangladesh and the sweep of anti-child labor boycotts in US colleges in the 90's. This book draws from the past to inform the present.. Innovative and fascinating collection If you want to gain insight into the goals, motivations, and tactics of the antiglobalization social movement, this is the book for you. The editor, who is a professor of international development at American University in Washington, D.C., has selected more than Innovative and fascinating collection A Customer If you want to gain insight into the goals, motivations, and tactics of the antiglobalization social movement, this is the book for you. The editor, who is a professor of international development at American University in Washington, D.C., has selected more than 40 documents (mostly written by activists t. 0 documents (mostly written by activists t. J-bles said Interesting Read. Interesting read for an International Studies or Political Science major. Entries are a bit dated - beware. Not up-to-the-minute reading.
Highly readable and analytically powerful, this book is vital to understanding the most potent protest movement of our times.. Global Backlash is the first book to move beyond the monolithic portrayal of the globalization protests that have escalated since Seattle and are not likely to abate soon. With trenchant analysis and dozens of primary documents from a variety of popular and uncommon sources, Robin Broad explores proposals and initiatives coming from the backlash to answer the question, "But what do they want? " A range of sophisticated propositions and a vibrant debate among segments of the backlash emerge