Surviving Globalization in Three Latin American Communities

Surviving Globalization in Three Latin American Communities

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Publisher's Synopsis

Globalization has reached even the most remote areas of Latin America, pushing traditional peoples and habitats to the brink of extinction and offering a stark choice: adapt or perish. Local communities are scrambling to adjust to new market and social realities while trying to hold on to those cultural values that they regard as non-negotiable.

This book tells the important story of three Latin American communities experiencing globalization at the point of contact between tradition and modernity: Brazil's rubber tappers, Bolivia's Guaranì Indians, and Nicaragua's women cooperativists. Through exclusive, in-depth interviews, Heyck describes globalization and development in the words of people who are experiencing these forces at the grassroots level. The result is a multifaceted understanding of local and global connections and of the human, cultural, and religious dimensions of globalization.

Book information

ISBN: 9781551114774
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 330.98
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 299
Weight: 417g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 15mm