| CONTENTS |
| List of Illustrations and Tables |
ix |
| Acknowledgements |
xi |
| Abbreviations |
xv |
| Introduction: The Cultural logic of Networking |
1 |
| 1. The Seattle Effect |
27 |
| 2. Anti-Corporate Globalization Soldiers in Barcelona |
61 |
| 3. Grassroots Mobilization and Shifting Alliances |
93 |
| 4. Performing Networks at Direct-Action Protests |
123 |
| 5. Spaces of Terror: Violence and Repression in Genoa |
161 |
| 6. May the Resistance Be as Transnational as Capital! |
199 |
| 7. Social Forums and the Cultural Politics of Autonomous Space |
233 |
| 8. The Rise of Informational Utopics |
267 |
| Conclusion: |
| Political Change and Cultural Transformation in a Digital Age |
287 |
| Appendix 1: Electronic Resources |
303 |
| Appendix 2: Pink and Silver Call, Genoa, July 20, 2001 |
305 |
| Appendix 3: Peoples’ Global Action Organisational Principles |
307 |
| Appendix 4: World Social Forum Charter of Principles |
311 |
| Notes |
315 |
| References |
349 |
| Index |
365 |