Direct Action presents social activists with all they need to know about the key concepts and manifestos in the richly diverse popular mobilization that makes up the worldwide anti-globalization movement. It opens with a useful history of the movement, showing that it long pre-dates Seattle and has its origins in Third World political struggles. It provides a user’s guide to the key concepts, positions and current debates in progress in the movement. It describes and explains the amazing array of popular tactics and actions which are being used around the world to put pressure on the powerful to move away from free market globalization. It emphasises the political alternatives available now and stresses the positive contribution individuals can make.