Confronting Capitalism
Subtitle: Dispatches from a Global Movement
Contributors: Daniel Burton-Rose (Editor); Eddie Yuen (Editor); George Katsiaficas (Editor)
Edition: Second Edition edition
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Published: April 3, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9781932360028
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political Advocacy; Essays; Capitalism; International Trade; Politics/International Relations; Political Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Globalization; Free Enterprise; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Political Science / Economic Policy; Anti-globalization movement; Social aspects; Environmental aspects; Free trade
First sentence: In the months subsequent to the now-legendary battle of Seattle, the leaders of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Trilateral Commission all defined the antiglobalization upsurge as having begun in the city-and therefore as following in the glorious tradition of Microsoft and Starbucks.