Biblio

2002

The People’s Peace Process in Northern Ireland, Irwin, Colin , Basingstoke, p.326, (2002)

Discusses the lessons learned from the negotiations leading to the Good Friday Agreement. Describes how opinion polls were used by politicians to explore what compromises their supporters might accept.

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The Philippines in 2001: High drama, a new president and setting the stage for recovery, Labrador, M.C. , Volume 42, Issue 1 (January/February), p.9, (2002)

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A Political Space: Reading the Global through Clayoquot Sound, Magnusson, Warren, and Shaw Karena , Minneapolis MN, p.320, (2002)

Campaign on Vancouver Island, Canada, against corporate loggers trying to take over indigenous land. Protesters blocked roads against logging. Both men and women took part, but cited as a protest organized on feminist principles.

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The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by Advocates of Peace, Zinn, Howard , Boston, p.202, (2002)

Broad historical survey, ranging from Buddha to Arundhati Roy, and including Thoreau and Albert Camus, ‘Neither Victim nor Executioner’.

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Protest and Globalisation: Prospects for Transnational Solidarity, Goodman, James , Annandale NSW, p.276, (2002)

Analyses by both Australian and international contributors of problems posed by globalization.

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Radical Queers or Queer Radicals? Queer Activism and the Global Justice Movement, Highleyman, Liz , New York and London, (2002)

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Restructuring the Global Politics of Development: The Case of India’s Narmada Valley Dams, Khagram, Sanjeev , Minneapolis MN, p.25, (2002)

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Restructuring World Politics: Transnational Social Movements, Networks and Norms, Khagram, Sanjeev, Riker James V., and Sikkink Kathryn , Minneapolis MN, (2002)

See also: Khagram, ‘Restructuring the Global Politics of Development: The Case of India’s Narmada Valley Dams’, pp. 206-30; and Smitu, Kothari, ‘Globalization, Global Alliances and the Narmada Movement’, pp. 231-44.

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Selecting Repertoires of Action in Environmental Movements: An Interpretative Approach, Carmin, JoAnn, and Balser Deborah B. , Volume 15, Issue 4, p.22, (2002)

Compares North American Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace.

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Slovakia after Meciar: A Midterm Report, Rhodes, Matthew , Volume 48, Issue 4 (summer), p.11, (2002)

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Sweden and National Liberation in Southern Africa: Volume II - Solidarity and Assistance 1970-1994, Sellström, Tor , Uppsala, p.912, (2002)

Companion to Eriksen and Morgenstierne, above.

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Then and now: Reflections on how Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe, Windrich, Elaine , Volume 23, Issue 6 (December), p.8, (2002)

Feature review of several books on Zimbabwe with historical analysis.

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Unobtrusive Practices of Contention in Leninist Regimes, Johnston, Hank, and Mueller Carol , Volume 44, Issue 3 (Fall), p.25, (2002)

Examines three different forms of resistance: oblique spoken criticism; using officially approved organisations to promote muted collective opposition; and more open ‘dissidence’ – petitions, open letters, samizdat and contacting foreign press. (See also [view:biblio_individual_item_for_inline_reference=attachment=7318], ch. 4.)

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Voices of the Dammed: Discourse Resistance amidst Erasure in the Narmada Valley, India, Routledge, Paul , Volume 22, Issue 3, p.28, (2002)

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Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution and Profit, Shiva, Vandana , Cambridge MA, p.156, (2002)

Outlines 9 principles of ‘water democracy ‘ and highlights activism against corporations claiming water supplies.

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We Are the Poors: Community Struggles in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Desai, Ashwin , New York, p.153, (2002)

On struggles against neoliberal policies and privatization in the townships, strikes, and the Durban Social Forum.

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‘We Were All Slaves’: African Miners, Culture and Resistance at the Enugu Government Colliery, Brown, Carolyn A. , Portsmouth, Oxford and Cape Town, p.354, (2002)

Part 2 is on major miners’ strike organized by the militant Zikist movement. The movement became associated with riots and an assassination attempt and was banned in April 1950.

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When to call black white: Zimbabwe’s electoral reports, Zimbabwe Focus , Volume 23, Issue 6 (December), p.14, (2002)

Analysis of March 2002 Presidential election and conflicting assessments of its fairness from organizations within Zimbabwe and teams of electoral observers from the west and Africa.

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Women’s Activism and Globalization: Linking Local Struggles and Transnational Politics, Naples, Nancy A., and Desai Manisha , London and New York, p.352, (2002)

Focuses on women’s inequalities in rural and urban areas, and considers forms of organization and solidarity across borders. Includes a study of women activists in Mali.

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The World Turned: Essays on Gay History and Politics and Culture, D'Emilio, John , Durham NC, p.264, (2002)

A collection of diverse essays, not a comprehensive survey of LGBT history in the US, but explores the movement’s growth and activities from the 1970s to 1990s, the impact of AIDS in increasing resources and organization in the LGBT community, and the role of several organizations, including the influential National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) founded in 1973 to promote grass roots power and its role in resisting hostile referenda and promoting positive legislation. NB. NGLTF records from 1973-2008 are based in the Cornell University library: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM07301.html