Dignity and Defiance: Stories from Bolivia's Challenge to Globalization (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520256996)

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.

Author: James Shultz
ISBN-10: 0520256999
ISBN-13: 9780520256996
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2009
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.00w x 0.86d