Author: Catharine GrantPublisher: 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.
The No-nonsense Guide to World Music
Author: Louise GrayPublisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1906523126
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
A look behind the catch-all term world music' aiming to explore the reasons for the contemporary interest in world music, who its audience is and why it has become such a popular genre. Through chapters on the many different genres that make up this multi-faceted area, the case for music as a powerful harmonising tool is aptly put forward.'
The No-nonsense Guide to International Development
Author: Maggie BlackPublisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1904456634
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Building dams in India, planting trees in Burkina Faso, rescuing street children in Brazil - these are images of aid and international development with which we can all identify. However, what passes for development all too often improves life for the better off while actively hurting the very people the venture was meant to support. Maggie Black exposes the hypocrisy and reveals a more accurate picture of what is happening in development's name, arguing for a process to be put inplace that trule defends the interests of poor people.
The No-nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism
Author: Jonathan BarkerPublisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1904456987
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
A highly accessible history of terrorism looking at core examples from the Middle East, instances of state terrorism and terrorist fringes of political movements. Covers the theories justifying and guiding terrorist acts and the battle of images that accompanies them, including: the proliferation of terrorist activities over recent years and international hotspots, the war on terror', terrorist acts carried out by states and the constraints on democracy and political and civil liberties that so often characterise the response to terrorism.'
The No-nonsense Guide to World Food
Author: Wayne RobertsPublisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1904456960
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A world tour of fast food, health food, junk food, school food, slow food and even more food. It shows how real food' has become increasingly hard to find, dominated in the West by agri-business and supermarkets. With a history of world food production and consumption, this Guide explains current debate and controversies and introduces the principle of 'food security', fast becoming a global movement to make food provision fair, safe and nutritious for all the world's population at all times.'
The No-nonsense Guide to Fair Trade
Author: David RansomPublisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 190445643X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
From coffee farms in Peru and cocoa production in Ghana to jeans manufacture in China and the Banana War of Guatemala and the Caribbean, this fully revised No-Nonsense Guide tells the human story behind the products we consume. Examining the contest between 'free' and 'fair' trade around the world, David Ransom argues that the key question is not whether trade should be regulated or deregulated, but whether it is to be the master or servant of the people.
The No-nonsense Guide to World Poverty
Author: Jeremy SeabrookPublisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1904456669
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
The world is wealthier than ever, yet the gap between rich and poor is getting bigger. Jeremy Seabrook summarises his celebrated work on the meaning of povertym, drawing on the experience of poor people in both rich and poor societies. He concludes that the opposite of poverty is not wealth but sufficiency. the relatively poor majority of the world's people do not aim to be rich but to be safe. Economic growth will never overcome the problems that it is largely responsible for creating. This is a call for radical thinking about the way we live.
The No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration
Author: Peter StalkerPublisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1906523614
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Virtually any commodity can move around the world to satisfy demand, but human beings have far less freedom. Many would-be migrants are forced to risk life and limb traveling illegally. Yet most rich countries are short of workers, have shrinking populations, and need more immigrants. This is a timely guide to a major issue that is never far from the political headlines. Peter Stalker is a former co-editor of the New Internationalist who now works as a consultant to a number of UN agencies. He has written two books on migration for the International Labor Organization.
The No-nonsense Guide to Tourism
Author: Pamela NowickaPublisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 190445660X
Category : Ecotourism
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Demystifies the often invisible impacts of global tourism, one of the biggest industries in the world. From labour conditions to development by stealth to the role of elites and the cultural impacts on both the visitor and the visited. |The No-Nonsense Guides are the most accessible and enjoyable means for people with hurried lives to find out how the world really works.| - George Monbiot, Guardian columnist and author of Captive State
The No-nonsense Guide to the United Nations
Author: Maggie BlackPublisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 190445688X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Provides an overview of the United Nations, including its history, structure, and organization; successes and failures; and suggestions for reform to address some of its limitations.
