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

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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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  • ISBN-13: 9780520256996
  • ISBN-10: 0520256999
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Publish Date: January 2009
  • Dimensions: 8.92 x 6 x 0.86 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.03 pounds
  • Page Count: 352

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