Struggles for an Alternative Globalization: An Ethnography of Counterpower in Southern France

ISBN-13: 9781138620698 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 194 str.

Gwyn Williams

Opis

Through an anthropological study of a highly influential movement of French 'alterglobalization' activists, this book offers a window onto the global movement against corporate capitalism and the policies of the WTO. Based on fieldwork on the Larzac plateau in southern France, it explores the politics of protest in which activists engage.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction: the voice of the street; The Larzac and Millau; Organizing the movement; Being and becoming an activist; Power and domination; Resistance; Moral foundations; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Williams, Gwyn