Dignity and Defiance Stories from Bolivia's Challenge to Globalization

Name: Dignity and Defiance Stories from Bolivia's Challenge to Globalization
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ISBN: 9780520256996

ISBN-10: 0520256999

ISBN-13: 9780520256996

Edition: 2008

Authors: James Shultz, Melissa Draper, Jim Shultz, Melissa Draper, Melissa Draper

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Dignity and Defianceis 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…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 1/7/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Jim Shultzis Executive Director andMelissa Draperis Assistant Director of the Democracy Center.