Webs of Power is a call to reconceive our political and economic systems at the very deepest levels. Writing from the front lines, Starhawk chronicles the global justice movement sparked by Seattle's 1999 anti-World Trade Organization protest. An activist in many of the major peace and justice movements of our times, Starhawk is deeply involved as a direct action participant and trainer in the anti-globalization movement.
The book is divided into "Actions" and "Visions." In Part I, Starhawk begins with a direct-action perspective of what really happened in Seattle and provides an overview of the complex political and economic powers that the anti-globalization movement opposes. Recounting the blow-by-blow events of the critical confrontations faced by the anti-globalization protestors after Seattle-Prague, Brazil, Quebec, Genoa-Starhawk discusses police brutality, the Black Bloc versus the pacifists, and the magic of solidarity.
In Part II, Starhawk spins a vision of the future of the anti-globalization movement. Drawing on her twenty years of experience as an activist, ecofeminist, and witch, she explores the debate between violent and nonviolent tactics; the definition of an economy of true abundance; and how we can transform our rage and despair, face our fears, and renew our spirits while acting to change the world.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references: p. 269-270
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- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 303.48/2
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- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781550923315 0865714568
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- JZ1318
- LCCN Item number
- S729 2002eb
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- 1 electronic text (x, 276 p.)
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- (CaBNVSL)gtp00521043 (OCoLC)85024987 (CaOOCEL)404481
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Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Advance Praise 2
- Title Page 6
- Rights Page 7
- Contents 9
- Acknowledgments 11
- Introduction 12
- Alphabet Soup 20
- Part I: actions 24
- Seattle 26
- A16 46
- Prague 60
- Brazil 74
- Quebec City 88
- Genoa 112
- Washington, D.C., and 9-11 144
- Part II: Visions 170
- Our Place in Nature 171
- The Practice of Direct Democracy 180
- Building a Diverse Movement 190
- Cultural Appropriation 212
- "Many Roads to Morning" 217
- What We Want 248
- Spirit and Action 272
- Endnotes 277
- Bibliography 280
- Index 282
- About the Author 288
