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List of contents
Contents: Debating the globalization problematic: ambiguities, approaches and controversies; The theory and practice of social movements; A politics of resistance to globalization: Marxist and neogramscian responses; Rethinking the politics of resistance; Globalization and its real discontents; Connecting resistance: the encounters for humanity; New visions of globalization: a new politics of inclusion and democracy; Reassessing power and authority: globalization with a human face?; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
This title was first published in 2002. Outlining current theories concerning the activity and interaction of social movements and globalization, this text is an important addition to the collections of those involved in issues that impact on international politicsš international political economyš the politics of development and democracyš third world politics and sociology.
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’This book is a penetrating and provocative study of new forms of social action in the age of globalization. It is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the new politics of resistance.’ Barry K. Gills, University of Newcastle, UK ’With this book Watson demonstrates that not only does the politics of resistance to globalization provide a challenge to the practices of order in the real world, but that it should also provide critical challenges for those who analyze their contribution in International Relations.’ Dr Jason Abbott, Nottingham Trent University, UK
