Globalisation - the triumph of unrestrained capitalism over the entire globe - is supposed to mark the end of conflicts, of imperialism, of revolution - indeed, the end of history we all can now look forward to a new era of infinite progress. If that is true, then why did thousands of anti- globalizations protestors from all over the world converge on Seattle in November 1999, bringing the WTO meetings to a halt? Subsequent months have seen many more such protests in what is clearly a rapidly growing worldwide movement. Are these people just "a bunch of hoodlums" (to quote Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha) or is the truth about globalization much different from the extravagant claims being made?