Global Tensions

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Global Tensions is written by Lourdes Beneria and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1135952655 (ISBN 10) and 9781135952655 (ISBN 13).

Against the backdrop of demonstrations in Seattle, Porto Alegre and Genoa and within the context of growing resistances to free trade and the current global trends, Global Tensions takes a close look at the challenges posed by the processes of globalization at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Composed of original essays by renowned scholars, this volume explores controversial topics such as free trade, women's rights, labor standards, the World Trade Organization and global tensions.