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Globalization and mountain communities: A critical review of Mari Oiry Varacca’s Montagnards dans la mondialisation
Book Review
Author: Najat MOUHOU
Published online: 10 November 2025
Abstract: The book explores how mountain communities, often marginalized, actively respond to the challenges of globalization. Drawing on fieldwork in regions such as the Atlas Mountains, the French Alps, and the Scottish Highlands, Oiry Varacca examines the interactions between tourism, postcolonial collective memory, and diasporic networks. The work offers an original perspective on local resistance, challenging the idea that mountain regions are peripheral.
Keywords: globalization; diaspora network; mountain region
Pages: 226-233
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