Property, Territory, Globalization: Struggles over Autonomy (Globalization and Autonomy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0774820179 ISBN 13: 9780774820172

Publisher: UBC Press, 2011

Synopsis

In a world of flux and globalization, when old territories are dissolving and new nations and political unions are coming together, who controls ideas, information, and creativity? Who patrols the new frontiers? This volume opens a window to the dark side of globalization and the struggles for autonomy it has generated. The chapters focus on property regimes in crisis as sites where globalization, autonomy, and the political economy of international capitalism intersect. Sites of friction – indigenous land claims, BC forest disputes, conflicts between farmers and the patent owners of genetically modified seeds – demonstrate not only how property laws and intellectual property rights are supporting the expansion of private property regimes but also how local activists are using a politics of place to resist these forces. The work of Palestinian poets, whose attachment to the land is explored in a powerful Coda at the end of the book, shows that a politics of place can help local actors build new bases of autonomy to withstand the forces of globalization.

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About the Author

William D. Coleman is CIGI Chair in Globalization and Public Policy at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo.

From the Back Cover

In a world of flux, as old territorial borders dissolve and new nations
come together, who controls ideas, information, and creativity? Who
patrols the new frontiers? This volume opens a window to the dark side
of globalization and the struggles for autonomy it has generated --
from forest disputes to indigenous land claims to conflicts between
farmers and the patent owners of genetically modified seeds. The work
of Palestinian poets, whose attachment to the land is explored in a
powerful Coda, shows that a politics of place brings to the fore
intense feelings of attachment, something common to all struggles over
territory and autonomy.

From the Inside Flap

In a world of flux, as old territorial borders dissolve and new nations
come together, who controls ideas, information, and creativity? Who
patrols the new frontiers? This volume opens a window to the dark side
of globalization and the struggles for autonomy it has generated --
from forest disputes to indigenous land claims to conflicts between
farmers and the patent owners of genetically modified seeds. The work
of Palestinian poets, whose attachment to the land is explored in a
powerful Coda, shows that a politics of place brings to the fore
intense feelings of attachment, something common to all struggles over
territory and autonomy.

Edition details

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774820179
• ISBN 13: 9780774820172
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Coleman William D.