Global revolt: a guide to the movements against globalization

Millions of people have already become active in rejecting corporate globalization and developing alternatives to it. Millions more know that something is terribly wrong and are ready to begin taking action. This book is for them. Amory Starr is author of Naming the Enemy, a book that foresaw the emergent anti-globalization network nearly a decade ago. Here she provides, in concise and engaging style and with activist insight: (i) a history of the movements' emergence, (ii) an outline of their analyses and aims, (iii) a digest of the ongoing controversies and dilemmas, and (iv) an inspiring compendium of popular tactics

Chapter 1. Introduction: another world is possible - how do we know? -- Part I. History -- Chapter 2. It didn't start in Seattle and it didn't stop on 9/11 -- Part II. Manifestos -- Chapter 3. Participatory democracy: the World Social Forum -- Chapter 4. Don't owe! won't pay! Drop the debt -- Chapter 5. Food sovereignty: farmers need access to local, not global, markets -- Chapter 6. Reclaim the commons: no patents on life! -- Chapter 7. No borders! No nations! Stop deportations! -- Chapter 8. Get rid of them all! The importance of Argentina and anti-elitism -- Chapter 9. Solidarité and specifismo: we are going to work together -- Chapter 10. Anti-imperialism: anti-globalization since 9/11 -- Part III. Controversies -- Chapter 11. Ya basta! We are not only for, we are also against -- Chapter 12. Back in black: anarchism and autonomy -- Chapter 13. Violence: spikey vs. fluffy -- Chapter 14. Consumption politics -- Chapter 15. Reformism -- Chapter 16. Village life: the subsistence perspective -- Part IV. Tactics -- Chapter 17. Criminal reconnections: decommodification -- Chapter 18. The streets belong to the people -- Chapter 19. Culture jamming -- Chapter 20. Be the media: Independent Media Centers -- Chapter 21. Spokes only: reinventing direct democracy -- Chapter 22. Property crime: breaking the spell -- Chapter 23. Diversity of tactics -- Chapter 24. Black Bloc -- Chapter 25. Tute Bianche: citizenship of the absurd -- Chapter 26. Tactical frivolity: why we dance -- Chapter 27. Suicide: like a lamp -- Chapter 28. Conclusion: Globalize this! We are winning -- Index.