There Is An Alternative: Subsistence and Worldwide Resistance to Corporate Globalization

by Veronika Bennholdt-Thomsen (Editor)

The contributors to this wide-ranging volume explore the defeatist myth that "there is no alternative" to corporate sponsored globalization. Theorists and activists from feminist, environmental, anti-imperialist, and anti-racist struggles from across five continents report on current community-based initiatives, demonstrating how individuals can defy the corporate globalization. The book specifically looks at the theory of subsistence, globalization as colonization, and concrete cases of resistance to globalization in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia, and the Pacific.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published December 7, 2001

Reviews

[Hannah Wattangeri · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book with lots of useful information and facts about the impact of global capitalism and patriarchy - how it disenfranchises, dislocates, removes people from communities and in the process creates environmental destruction. It is based on the work of Maria Mies and her colleagues and is an edited book with perspectives and approaches from different areas, including feminist, environmental, anti-imperialist and anti-racist perspectives. I was particularly pleased with the strong feminist approach. What was very useful were the concrete examples of resistance in all parts of the world, Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia and the Pacific. The book also closely examines what is meant by the theory of subsistence. I would highly recommend this book.

[Menser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Am rereading. Like "The subsistence perspective" another lost classic for those interested in the global justice movement and EXISTING alternatives to neoliberalism/capitalism etc. Lots of case studies in this volume as well as an excellent interview with feminist, anticapitalist anthropologist/sociologist Maria Mies.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were a couple of good essays in this book, but overall, it seemed to be more of an homage to Margaret Mies than anything else.