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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.
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Dignity and Defiance, Jim Shultz, Melissa Crane Draper
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- Released
- 2009
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- Title
- Dignity and Defiance
- Subtitle
- Stories from Bolivia's Challenge to Globalization
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jim Shultz, Melissa Crane Draper
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 341
- ISBN10
- 0520256999
- ISBN13
- 9780520256996
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Business, Business & Management, Political Science & Politics, Politics, Economics, Sociology, Political Theories, Anthropology, Social Justice, Collected Works, Globalization, South America, Capitalism, Rebellion, Uprising, Bolivia, Neoliberalism
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- 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.