| Blood of Extraction: Canadian Imperialism in Latin America Contributor(s): Gordon, Todd (Author), Webber, Jeffery R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552668304 ISBN-13: 9781552668306 Publisher: Fernwood Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Imperialism - Political Science | Globalization - Business & Economics | Government & Business |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - Latin America - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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| Publisher Description: Rooted in thousands of pages of Access to Information documents and dozens of interviews carried out throughout Latin America, Blood of Extraction examines the increasing presence of Canadian mining companies in Latin America and the environmental and human rights abuses that have occurred as a result. By following the money, Gordon and Webber illustrate the myriad ways Canadian-based multinational corporations, backed by the Canadian state, have developed extensive economic interests in Latin America over the last two decades at the expense of Latin American people and the environment. Latin American communities affected by Canadian resource extraction are now organized into hundreds of opposition movements, from Mexico to Argentina, and the authors illustrate the strategies used by the Canadian state to silence this resistance and advance corporate interests. |
Contributor Bio(s): Webber, Jeffery R.: - Jeffery R. Webber is the author of Red October: Left-Indigenous Struggles in Modern Bolivia. Gordon, Todd: -Todd Gordon is the author of Imperialist Canada and Assistant Professor of Law and Society and Social Justice and Community Engagement at Laurier University. |