Seeds of Fire: Social Development in an Era of Globalism

By Maureen Wilson and Elizabeth Whitmore

Wilson and Whitmore, two activists with a history of "walking the talk" of working for social justice, offer a well-researched, provocative wake-up call for everyone concerned with the survival of democracy in the new millenium. Based on a compelling feminist critique of neoliberal globalization, they offer alternative strategies for international social development from the "ground up" through respectful accompaniment with transnational popular movements.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891843052
• ISBN13: 9781891843051
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 207 Pages
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A Highly Informative Book

This is one of the few optimistic books to come out on our social activists) challenging of the global economy. Written from the perspective of social welfare, this small book describes several successful people-focused enterprises that have germinated as "seeds of fire" in the age of "disposable humanity." The problem of globalism is explored in depth. We learn from this presentation the power of multinational institutions to influence social and economic policy the world over. The strength of Seeds of Fire which begins with the Battle of Seattle is in the wealth of illustrations offered and of course the timeliness. I am recommending this book to my policy analysis class and would hope that others would discover this source as well. As the author says, in challenging globalism, there is a lot of work to be done.