The anti-capitalist dictionary [electronic resource] : movements, histories & motivations /
Lowes, David E.,1962-
Credo Reference (Firm)
Nova Scotia : Fernwood : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
2006
This dictionary is an alternative and a counter-balance to the many political dictionaries that ignore or marginalize the history and influence of anti-capitalist movements. It paints a rich picture of the ideas and issues that inform today's anti-capitalist activity. Anti-capitalism has existed in many forms and with a variety of names since the advent of capitalism. But this kind of oppositional force has often been ignored, misrepresented or trivialised by many in the media and academia, and by established political parties. In the wake of the protests which started in Seattle in 1999, the continuing dissent around the Bush/Blair regimes, and ongoing commitments to neo-liberalism around the world, the movement continues to flourish. The dictionary is organised in an easily accessible alphabetical format from Accountability to Zapatistas, with self-contained entries that introduce and explain concepts and issues that are important to today's movement. It demonstrates how the meaning and relevance of some of these have changed over time and illustrates a linkage between past and present activity that might be unfamiliar to people who are involved or interested in the movements' current manifestation.
Description based upon print version of record.
cover; Contents; Preface; ACCOUNTABILITY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS); ACTIVISM/ACTIVIST; ADVERTISING; ALIENATION; ANARCHISM; ARMS TRADE; ASYLUM; AUTONOMIA; BIOCENTRIC; BIODIVERSITY; BIOPIRACY; BIOSPHERE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLACK BLOC; BOURGEOISIE; BOYCOTT; BRAND; BRETTON WOODS SYSTEM; CAPITAL FLOWS; CAPITALISM; CHILD LABOUR; CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE; CIVIL LIBERTIES; CIVIL SOCIETY; CLASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLLECTIVISM; COMMODITY; COMMUNISM; CONSUMERISM; COPYLEFT; COPYRIGHT; CORPORATE LOBBY GROUP; CORPORATIONS; CULTURE; DEEP ECOLOGY; DEMOCRACY; DEREGULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DIGGERS, TheDIRECT ACTION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EMPIRE; EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS; ENRAGÉS, LES; ENVIRONMENTALISM; EQUALITY; EXCHANGE RATE; EXPLOITATION; EXPORT CREDITS; EXPORT-PROCESSING ZONEs; FAIR TRADE; FEMINISM; FLOODNET; FOREIGN EXCHANGE; FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS (FTAA); FREEDOM; G8; GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT); GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS); GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENUINE PROGRESS INDICATOR; GLOBAL COMMONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GLOBALIZATION
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Includes bibliographical references.
This dictionary is an alternative and a counter-balance to the many political dictionaries that ignore or marginalize the history and influence of anti-capitalist movements. It paints a rich picture of the ideas and issues that inform today's anti-capitalist activity. Anti-capitalism has existed in many forms and with a variety of names since the advent of capitalism. But this kind of oppositional force has often been ignored, misrepresented or trivialised by many in the media and academia, and by established political parties. In the wake of the protests which started in Seattle in 1999, the continuing dissent around the Bush/Blair regimes, and ongoing commitments to neo-liberalism around the world, the movement continues to flourish. The dictionary is organised in an easily accessible alphabetical format from Accountability to Zapatistas, with self-contained entries that introduce and explain concepts and issues that are important to today's movement. It demonstrates how the meaning and relevance of some of these have changed over time and illustrates a linkage between past and present activity that might be unfamiliar to people who are involved or interested in the movements' current manifestation.
Description based on title page of print version.
Economics
Capitalism
Business
Anti-globalization movement
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