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UNINA9910345152603321 |
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Titolo |
State of resistance : popular struggles in the global south / / edited by Francois Polet |
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London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-350-22354-9 |
1-84813-783-4 |
1-281-25890-3 |
9786611258900 |
1-84813-083-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social movements - Developing countries |
Democratization - Developing countries |
Anti-globalization movement - Developing countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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About the contributors -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction : The dynamism and challenges of the social movements in the South / François Polet -- Part I. Latin America -- Chapter 1. From Cancún to Mar del Plata: A continent in effervescence / Raúl Zibechi -- Chapter 2. Dilemmas for social actors in Brazil / Marcelo Kunrath Silva and Antônio J.F. de Lima -- Chapter 3. The emergence of indigenous nationalism in Bolivia / Pablo Stefanoni and Hervé Do Alto -- Chapter 4. Venezuela: The workers' movement and the Bolivarian revolution / Héctor Lucena -- Chapter 5. Reinvigorated indigenous and popular movements tackle Guatemala's huge inequalities / Manolo García -- Chapter 6. Argentina: The Kirchner method and Peronism's force of inertia / Maristella Svampa -- Chapter 7. Mexico is becoming Latinamericanized / Guillermo Almeyra -- Chapter 8. The social movement and the left-wing government in Uruguay / Raúl Zibechi -- Chapter 9. Democratizing 'democracy' in Colombia / Mauricio Archila -- Part II. The Near East and the Maghreb -- Chapter 10. The reactivation of Arab civil societies and the demand for democracy / |
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Sarah Ben Néfissa -- Chapter 11. Demands grow in Egypt for social justice and democracy / Azza Khalil -- Chapter 12. Algeria: From social regimentation to new popular movements / Abdel Nasser Djabi -- Chapter 13. Social awakening in the Arabian Peninsula: the oil monarchies adapt / Fatiha Dazi-Héni -- Chapter 14. Morocco: Hopes and fears and 'sit-in wars' / Kamal Lahbib -- Chapter 15. Israel-Palestine: A lack of perspective / Michel Warschawski -- Chapter 16. Turkey: Alternative world struggles, identity struggles and the centralizing inheritance / Gülçin Erdi Lelandais -- Part III. Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 17. Struggles against neoliberal policies in Africa / Demba Moussa Dembélé -- Chapter 18. Social movements and democratization in Kenya / Frank Khachina Matanga -- Chapter 19. Niger: Civil society activists reinject politics into public life / Mahaman Tidjani Alou -- Chapter 20. Botswana's civil society: weak and under threat / Ian Taylor -- Chapter 21. Political transition and civil society in the Democratic Republic of the Congo / Sylvestre Kambaza -- Chapter 22. Nigeria: The ambiguities of the social movement / Femi Aborisade -- Chapter 23. Cameroon: Is its civil society 'tainted'? / Yves Alexandre Chouala -- Chapter 24. Social movements in South Africa: The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee / Fiona White -- Chapter 25. Senegal: Social movements lead the struggle against neoliberalism / Demba Moussa Dembele -- Part IV. Asia -- Chapter 26. Internationalizing the campaigns against the Asian Development Bank / Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem -- Chapter 27. India: Neoliberalism, caste politics and farmer suicides / Vinod Raina -- Chapter 28. The tyranny of the majority and the coup d'état in Thailand / Chantana Banpasirchote and Uchane Cheangsan -- Chapter 29. China: The new ways of resistance / Dai Jinhua -- Chapter 30. State and civil society in the South Pacific / Jean-Marc Regnault and Tamatoa Bambridge -- Chapter 31. Malaysia: Militants confront repression -- Chapter 32. Towards a convergence of resistance in Sri Lanka? / Jude Lal Fernando -- Chapter 33. Indonesia: Paddling through increasingly treacherous and neoliberal waters / Oleh George Junus Aditjondro -- Chapter 34. Philippine social movements face the challenges of democracy / Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem -- Select Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This indispensable book offers a panorama of social resistances to neoliberal globalization in the South. Writers and activists from forty different countries or regions offer snapshots of the latest mobilizations, from the anti-privatization groups in South Africa and the anti-WTO campaign of peasants in India, to the indigenous movement behind Evo Morales in Bolivia. |
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