The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food

Author: Wayne Roberts
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1780261314
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
The world food system is put under the microscope in this updated edition of The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food.

The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food

Author: Wayne Roberts
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1780261322
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
Wayne Roberts puts under the microscope a global food system that is under strain from climate change and from economic disaster. He shows how a world food system based on supermarkets and agribusiness corporations is unsustainable and looks at new models of producing healthy food from all over the world.

The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food

Author: Wayne Roberts
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1906523673
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
Covering fast food, organic food, junk food, institutional food, and more, this guide shows how “real food” has become increasingly scarce, with production and distribution increasingly dominated in the West by agri-business. The guide goes on to present the alternatives that are emerging based on the concept of community food security. Wayne Roberts is a leading North American writer, activist, and practitioner in community food security. An author and columnist for NOW Magazine, he’s on the board of the Community Food Security Coalition and Food Secure Canada, and coordinates the Toronto Food Policy Council, the most respected city food group in the world.

The No-Nonsense Guide to World History

Author: Chris Brazier
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1780260350
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Most people's knowledge of world history is hazy and incomplete at best. This updated No-Nonsense Guide gives a full picture, revealing the hidden histories and communities left out of conventional history books—from the civilizations of Africa, Asia, and Latin America to the history of women. The new final chapter includes material on the financial crisis and the world response to climate change. Chris Brazier is co-editor at New Internationalist. His previous books include Vietnam: The Price of Peace. He is principal writer for UNICEF's The State of the World's Children report.

The No-nonsense Guide to Globalization

Author: Wayne Ellwood
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1906523479
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 154

Book Description
Globalisation has become one of the most used and encompassing words over the past decade, of undeniable influence in economics, politics and activism. Globalisation is literally all around; every aspect of life is affected by a global structure of communication and economy. This fully revised and updated guide condenses this complex subject into clear, concise commentary. It examines the debt trap, the acceleration of neoliberalism, competition for energy resources, the links between the war on terror, the arms trade and the alternatives to corporate control.

No-Nonsense Guide to International Development

Author: Maggie Black
Publisher: Between the Lines
ISBN: 1771130598
Category : Development economics
Languages : en
Pages : 113

Book Description

The No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights

Author: Olivia Ball
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1906523592
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
Since the Declaration of Human Rights over fifty years ago, we acknowledge that universal rights exist, but what does this mean to someone who is tortured or denied education, work, or asylum? This No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights looks at the theories of rights and universalism. It explores the difficult task of trying to protect human rights in war, the legal advances that have led to some rights abusers facing justice, and the conflicts that can occur when rights collide with culture.

The No-nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade

Author: Gideon Burrows
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859844267
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
The ending of the Cold War was supposed to increase global security and divert expenditure previously earmarked for arms purchases to more constructive ends. Instead, the arms trade has flourished. Not only conventional arms, but also police and surveillance equipment, have been provided by Western countries seeking to make a profit from conflict in unstable parts of the world. Foreign debt has remained high, development has been held back, and human rights have been systematically abused, all with the connivance of an arms trade prepared to turn a blind eye to the uses to which increasingly sophisticated weaponry is put, so long as hefty profits can be reaped. This disturbing book names the players in the arms trade and charts the impact that it has had on war, human rights, and development. The financial and trade mechanisms that permit the arms trade to continue are revealed, amid sordid tales of bribery and corruption. Gideon Burrows concludes his examination by reviewing the ways in which this trade can be controlled or even abolished.

The No-nonsense Guide to Islam

Author: Ziauddin Sardar
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1904456618
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 143

Book Description
A balanced portrayal of |real Islam|, looking beyond the common perceptions and polemical debates. It shows what Islam has achieved and shows why a better understanding of Muslims is needed throughout the world. But it also explains why Islam needs to make itself more relevant by showing it can create a tolerant and peaceful society, and explores the steps for reform. A plain-speaking, independent view that informs current debates and puts modern developments into the context of the history of Islam and its people.

The No-nonsense Guide to Animal Rights

Author: Catharine Grant
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1904456405
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Shows why the promotion and protection of animal rights is more critical than ever.