Zsuzsa Gille Libros

A collection of essays that develop the extended case method by connecting the author's own experiences among workers of the world to the great transformations of the twentieth century - the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and its satellites, the reconstruction of US capitalism, and the African transition to post-colonialism in Zambia.

Michael Burawoy brings Pierre Bourdieu into an extended debate with Marxism by outlining the parallels and divergences between Bourdieu's thought and preeminent Marxist theorists including Gramsci, Fanon, Beauvoir, and Freire.

The book explores the evolution of waste management in Hungary, highlighting the contrast between the socialist emphasis on reuse and recycling and the detrimental practices that emerged post-privatization. It examines the cultural and environmental implications of waste within the context of Hungarian state socialism and post-Cold War capitalism. Central to the narrative is the conflict between a chemical company in Budapest and a rural village affected by its toxic dumping, illustrating the broader themes of environmental justice and societal values surrounding waste.

Explores the mutual shaping of local struggles and global forces. This book shows how groups negotiate, circumvent, challenge, and even re-create the complex global web that entangles them. schovat popis

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