Surviving Globalization in Three Latin American Communities / / Denis L. Heyck.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Heyck, Denis L. ,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Part I. Brazil --; Interviews --; Conclusion --; Part II. Bolivia --; Part III. Nicaragua --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442602168; 9783110490954
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442602168
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Denis L. Heyck.

Globalization has reached even the most remote areas of Latin America, pushing traditional peoples and habitats to the brink of extinction and offering a stark choice: adapt or perish. Local communities are scrambling to adjust to new market and social realities while trying to hold on to those cultural values that they regard as non-negotiable. This book tells the important story of three Latin American communities experiencing globalization at the point of contact between tradition and modernity: Brazil's rubber tappers, Bolivia's Guaraní Indians, and Nicaragua's women cooperativists. Through exclusive, in-depth interviews, Heyck describes globalization and development in the words of people who are experiencing these forces at the grassroots level. The result is a multifaceted understanding of local and global connections and of the human, cultural, and religious dimensions of globalization.