The Battle in Seattle (Signed)

Rikowski, Glenn

ISBN 10: 1872767370 / ISBN 13: 9781872767376

Published by Tufnell Press, London, 2001

1st edition in soft cover format, 8vo, 60pp, card covers; VG+ Copy; author's presentation copy, inscription inside fr cover reads: For a Future with a Future - a Socialist Future, All Best Wishes - Glenn Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 44643

Synopsis:

An exciting account of the Battle in Seattle in 1999. The author maintains that education was a key element of the WTO Agenda, and outlines the WTO strategy for opening education up to corporate capital. Describing the significance of education for anti-captialism, Rikowski draws upon the ideas of Marx arguing that education and training in capitalism help constitute the social production of labour-power, the unique commodity upon which capitalism rests.

From the Publisher: Its significance for education
Why did over 40,000 people demonstrate against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Seattle in late 1999? What do struggles against the WTO have to do with education? What is the significance of education for post-Seattle anti-capitalist struggles? These questions are at the heart of this booklet. Drawing on newspapers, business magazines, websites and Left journals, Glenn Rikowski gives an exciting account of the Battle in Seattle in late 1999. He sees the main significance of Seattle for the anti-capitalist movement as the substantial numbers of protestors supporting the abolition of capitalism, not just its taming. He summarises the main political debates flowing from Seattle, urging a ‘socialist vision’ in its aftermath. In his quest to establish the importance of Seattle for education, Rikowski maintains that education was a core element of the WTO agenda, and outlines the WTO strategy for opening education up to corporate capital. Describing the significance of education for anti-capitalism, Rikowski draws on the ideas of Karl Marx, arguing that education and training in capitalism help constitute the social production of labour-power, the unique commodity upon which capitalism rests. The conclusion draws attention to alternatives to education and training constructed to reduce humanity to labour-power. A preface on Prague and a postscript on Nice illustrate and support the power of the arguments put forward here.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Battle in Seattle (Signed)
Publisher: Tufnell Press, London
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Edition.