Paul Routledge Knihy

Andrew Cumbers shows why economic democracy's time has come--

As the environmental limits and socially destructive tendencies of the current profit-driven economic model become daily more self-evident, Cumbers argues that a reconstituted public ownership is central to the creation of a more just and sustainable society.

Focusing on the global justice movement, this book critically examines its components through case studies of grassroots organizations and international networks. It highlights the dynamics, strategies, and practices of groups like People's Global Action and the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mining and General Workers. The authors argue that new forms of collective action against neoliberal globalization reflect diverse, place-specific political agencies that emerge at specific times and locations, showcasing the movement's complexity and interconnectedness.

Harold Wilson held out the promise of technology and of 'the Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution'. A balance of payment crisis, leading to devaluation in 1967, frustrated the fulfilment of his prime ministerial promises.

The extensively revised second edition of the 'Geopolitics Reader' draws together the most important political, geographical, historical and sociological readings of geopolitics in the early 21st century.

Provides a critical investigation of the 'global justice movement'. Drawing upon three case studies - a peasant farmers' network, a trade union network, and the social forum process - the authors argue that the role of key geographical concepts of space, place and scale are crucial to an understanding of the operational dynamics of these networks. -- .

A history of global protests and social movements from the perspective of radical geography