1st Edition

De-Coca-Colonization Making the Globe from the Inside Out

By Steven Flusty Copyright 2005
    244 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    244 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    A novel theoretical account of globalization, De-Coca-Colonization argues that we must move away from top-down visions of the processes at work and concentrate on how ordinary people who are locked out of power structures create "globalities" of their own.

    Introduction I: From the World to the City to the Street, and Back Again 1: The World Defined 2: The World in the City 3: The World on the Street II: Hard City, Soft Planet 4: The City Hardens 5: Planet Softeners 6: Miscege-Nation III: The Clash of Globalizations 7: The Limits of Coca-Colonization 8: De-Coca-Colonization Classic Conclusion Bibliography

    Biography

    Steven Flusty is Lecturer of Geography and Research Associate and Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Southern California Studies Center at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles.

    De-Coca Colonization is a refreshing and insightful contribution to this broad literature. Stephen Young, University of Washington