Overview

"This work attempts to explode the defeatist myth that ""there is no alternative"" to corporate, sponsored globalization. Divided into three parts, the book deals first with the theory of subsistence, then considers globalization as colonization and finally reports on concrete cases of resistance in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia and the Pacific. Anyone who refuses to believe that corporate globalization is our inevitable destiny should find this book a solid basis for formulating ideas and implementing strategies for the creation of a future in the image and interest of the world's peoples."

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Author:   Veronika Bennholdt-Thomsen ,  Nicholas Faraclas ,  Claudia Von Werlhof ,  Claudia von Werlhof
Publisher:   Zed Books Ltd
Imprint:   Zed Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9781842770061

ISBN 10:   1842770063
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 October 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction - Veronika Bennholdt-Thomsen, Nick Faraclas and Claudia von Werlhof Part I: On the Theory of Subsistence 1. Woman, Nature and the International Division of Labour - Maria Mies interviewed by Ariel Salleh 2. Losing Faith in Progress: Capitalist Patriarchy as an 'Alchemical System' - Claudia von Werlhof 3. Sustainable Development: Rescue Operation for a Dying Illusion - Saral Sarkar Part II: On Resistance to Globalization 1: Fighting the New Colonialism 4. Globalization and Poverty - Vandana Shiva 5. Melanesia, the Banks and the BINGOs: Alternatives are Everywhere (Except in the Consultant's Briefcases) - Nick Faraclas 6. The Clash of Knowlegde Systems: Local Diversity in the Wild versus Global Homogeneity in the Marketplace - Susan Hawthorne 7. Globalised Bodies in the 21st century: The Final Patriarchal Takeover? - Renate Klein 8. 'Women Never Surrendered': The Mau Mau and Globalization From Below in Kenya 1980-2000 - Terisa E. Turner and Leigh S. Brownhill 9. War, Globalization and Reproduction - Silvia Federici 10. Seattle: A Convergence of Globalization & Militarization - Theresa Wolfwood Part III: On Resistance to Globalization 2: Subsistence in Practice 11. Mexico: Creating your own Path at the Grassroots - Gustavo Esteva 12. Resisting 'Technology' and Defending Subsistence in Bangladesh: Nayakrishi Andolon and the Movement for Happy Life - Farida Akhter 13. Local Lifeline: Rejecting Globalization - Embracing Localization - Helena Norberg-Hodge 14. Women in the International Gardens: How Subsistence Production Leads to New Forms of Intercultural Communication - Christa Mller 15. The Practice of Subsistence: Collective Environmental Action and Community Organic Farming - Elisabeth Meyer-Renschhausen 16. What Keeps our Cities Really Alive, Money or Subsistence? - Veronika Bennholdt Thomsen

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'A book that combines cutting analysis with alternatives and hope... and excellent and inspiring read' - Briarpatch

'A book that combines cutting analysis with alternatives and hope... and excellent and inspiring read' -- Briarpatch <br>

Author Information

Veronika Bennholdt-Thomsen is director of the Institute of Theory and Practice of Subsistence (ITPS) at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. Her publications include work on women's studies, peasant studies, social anthropology and the matriarchal community of Juchitan, Mexico. Nicholas Faraclas is a senior lecturer in linguistics at the University of Papua New Guinea. He is involved in community-based literacy activities in Latin America, Africa and the South Pacific, and works with indigenous organizations in Papua New Guinea, the Soloman Islands, Vanuatu, West Papua, Bougainville and Kanaky (New Caledonia). Claudia von Werlhof is professor at the Institute of Political Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Austria. When lecturing at the University of Bielefeld she undertook field research in Central America and Venezuela on the international division of labour, women, underdevelopment and agriculture.

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