To Lawrence and those who are interested-
I couldn't understand the language you used so I'm not exactly sure
what you are looking for. However I have read two excellent books
documenting grassroots struggles to protect natural systems and traditional
livelihoods from exploitation by multinationals: The Fate of the Forest,
Susanna Hecht and Alexander Cockburn, Harper Collins 1990 (the story of the
rubbertappers in Brazil) and Plundering Paradise: the Struggle for the
Environment in the Philippines, Robin Broad and John Cavanagh, University of
California Press, 1993.
These books chronicle extremely moving and meaningful stuggles in
the third world in life-threatening situations. While we think of ourselves
as the environmentalists of the world, these struggles reveal the trivial
nature of our efforts, the impact of our product-hungry society, and the
irony of our 'white man's burden' approach to tropical conservation . I
also think, although I am not sure, that these books document efforts to
're-imbed globalized market forces within society' - please check them out.
Take it easy-
Sue Daniels
Biology Dept
Virginia Tech
