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“A Localized, Global Network of Resistance”: Teaching Resistance to Economic Globalization

Teaching resistance to globalization using the 1999 Seattle WTO protests

Bram Hubbell
Bram Hubbell
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“A Localized, Global Network of Resistance”: Teaching Resistance to Economic Globalization
Protestors in Seattle in 1999. Source: Common Dreams.
From page 166 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description
From page 166 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description

In the late twentieth century, protesters worldwide increasingly challenged and resisted economic globalization. One of the most well-known examples of this resistance was the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization protests, which occurred when the WTO attempted to hold its ministerial conference in downtown Seattle. There is even a fictional movie (Battle in Seattle) made about the protests.

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