| Dignity and Defiance: Stories from Bolivia's Challenge to Globalization Contributor(s): Shultz, James (Editor), Draper, Melissa (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0520256999 ISBN-13: 9780520256996 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: "Dignity and Defiance "is a powerful, eyewitness account of Bolivia's decade-long rebellion against globalization imposed from abroad. Based on extensive interviews, this story comes alive with first-person accounts of a massive Enron/Shell oil spill from an elderly woman whose livelihood it threatens, of the young people who stood down a former dictator to take back control of their water, and of Bolivia's dramatic and successful challenge to the policies of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Featuring a substantial introduction, a conclusion, and introductions to each of the chapters, this well-crafted mix of storytelling and analysis is a rich portrait of people calling for global integration to be different than it has been: more fair and more just. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Globalization - History | Latin America - General |
| Dewey: 337.84 |
| LCCN: 2008029117 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6" W x 8.92" (1.03 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dignity and Defiance is a powerful, eyewitness account of Bolivia's decade-long rebellion against globalization imposed from abroad. Based on extensive interviews, this story comes alive with first-person accounts of a massive Enron/Shell oil spill from an elderly woman whose livelihood it threatens, of the young people who stood down a former dictator to take back control of their water, and of Bolivia's dramatic and successful challenge to the policies of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Featuring a substantial introduction, a conclusion, and introductions to each of the chapters, this well-crafted mix of storytelling and analysis is a rich portrait of people calling for global integration to be different than it has been: more fair and more just. |
