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TRANSNATIONAL AGRARIAN MOVEMENTS CONFRONTING GLOBALIZATION
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| By: |
Saturnino M. Borras (Editor), Marc Edelman (Editor), Cristobal Kay (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£20.75 |
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£18.68 |
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£2.07 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405190418 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405190411 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
24 October, 2008 |
| Pages: |
376 |
| Description: |
Readers of this book will encounter little-known transnational agrarian movements of the early twentieth century as well as more recent, high-profile global alliances, such as Via Campesina. |
| Synopsis: |
Readers of this book will encounter peasants and farmers who struggle at home and traverse national borders to challenge the World Trade Organization and other powerful global institutions. Studies the activists in Brazil who uproot plots of genetically modified soybeans, forest dwellers in Indonesia who chop down rubber plantations to cultivate rice to feed their families, 'runaway villages' in China that take up arms to resist corrupt officials, and Mexican migrants who, having exited in desperation, return from abroad to transform their communities Little-known transnational agrarian movements of the early twentieth century share the stage with more recent, high-profile global alliances, such as Via Campesina Celebrates a dynamic sector of international civil society, and tackles the thorny questions of successes and failures, ethical and political dilemmas, troubled alliances with NGOs, protest repertoires, and representation claims Analyzes contemporary collective action in all its complexity, acknowledging ambiguities and contradictions, posing challenging questions, and providing concrete strategies for scholars and activists |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
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Returnable |
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