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No Word for Welcome - The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy (Hardcover)
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No Word for Welcome - The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy (Hardcover)
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Wendy Call visited the Isthmus of Tehuantepec--the lush sliver of
land connecting the Yucatan Peninsula to the rest of Mexico--for
the first time in 1997. She found herself in the midst of a storied
land, a place Mexicans call their country's "little waist," a place
long known for its strong women, spirited marketplaces, and deep
sense of independence. She also landed in the middle of a ferocious
battle over plans to industrialize the region, where most people
still fish, farm, and work in the forests. In the decade that
followed her first visit, Call witnessed farmland being paved for
new highways, oil spilling into rivers, and forests burning down.
Through it all, local people fought to protect their lands and
their livelihoods--and their very lives.
Call's story, "No Word for Welcome," invites readers into the
homes, classrooms, storefronts, and fishing boats of the isthmus,
as well as the mahogany-paneled high-rise offices of those striving
to control the region. With timely and invaluable insights into the
development battle, Call shows that the people who have suffered
most from economic globalization have some of the clearest ideas
about how we can all survive it.
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