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Book SynopsisGlobalization 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 Guaran 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.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Part One: Brazil Introduction Interviews: Julio Barbosa Raimundo Mendes de Barros Marina Silva Francisco das Chagas Manoel Estebio Cavalcante da Cunha Dom Moacyr Grechi Conclusion Part Two: Bolivia Introduction Interviews: Pascuala Arebayo, Rosario Mendoza, Gregoria Catuire, and Santos Arebayo Paulina Munoz Jorge Gallardo (Machirope) Feliciano Tarraga Facundo Galean Valerio Munoz Angela Tague Susana de Chavez Maura McCarthy, PBVM Conclusion Part Three: Nicaragua Introduction Interviews: Maria del Rosario Flores Neira Juanita Medina de Matus Olfania Medina Juanita Solorzano Gaitan, Bertha Rosa Rojas, Lorena Solorzano, Zoila Maria Rojas, Lorena Solorzano, Zoila Maria Rojas Calero, and William Vivas Soto Gloria Siesar Gonzalez Nubia Boniche Calero Guilhermina Barrera Moncada and Edmundo Gonzalez Mutute Conclusion Bibliography Index
