The No Nonsense Guide To Conflict And Peace

Author : Peter Greener
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1904456421
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Conflict and Peace written by Peter Greener and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2006 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable guide is excellent for students, peace groups and activists. With tables, maps, case studies and quotes it looks at how conflict escalates and ways it can be prevented. It examines the changing types of war, including the War on Terror and ethnic conflict such as in Rwanda; the role of diplomacy and the UN and what steps ordinary people are taking to re-build communities. It also offers ideas and inspiration for creating lasting peace.

Author : Louise Gray
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1906523126
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to World Music written by Louise Gray and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2009 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.'

Author : Maggie Black
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1906523606
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-Nonsense Guide to International Development written by Maggie Black and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Overseas aid” and “international development” are catch-all terms that cover a multitude of activities—and abuses. This guide explains what “development” actually is—and explores its political and economic roots. It shows what can happen in the name of development and argues for a more organic, social approach with those it seeks to serve as equal partners in the process. Maggie Black has written books for the Oxford University Press, UNICEF, and Oxfam. She has worked as a consultant for UNICEF, Anti-Slavery International, and WaterAid, among others, and has written for the Guardian, The Economist, and BBC World Service.

Author : David Ransom
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 190445643X
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Fair Trade written by David Ransom and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2006 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Wayne Roberts
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1904456960
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to World Food written by Wayne Roberts and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2008 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.'

Author : Nikki van der Gaag
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1904456995
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Women's Rights written by Nikki van der Gaag and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2008 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the advances that have been made towards ensuring the rights of women. It looks below the surface to find out what the reality is for women all around the world and shows how, in this post-feminist' age, women's rights are still very much an issue. Contains a brief history of women's rights, from 900BC to the present day and numerous text boxes with case studies, charts and graphs to illustrate points clearly. Nikki van der Gaag is the former editorial director and co-editor of New Internationalist magazine.'

Author : Jeremy Seabrook
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1904456669
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to World Poverty written by Jeremy Seabrook and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2007 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Jonathan Barker
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1906523576
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism written by Jonathan Barker and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a highly accessible history of terrorism that looks at core examples from the Middle East, instances of state terrorism, and terrorist fringes of political movements. It covers the theories justifying and guiding terrorist acts and the battle of images that accompanies them. Jonathan Barker has taught political science at the universities of Toronto, Arizona, and Dar es Salam. He has researched local politics in Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and India. His other books include Street-Level Democracy and Rural Communities under Stress.

Author : Peter Stalker
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1906523614
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration written by Peter Stalker and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Maggie Black
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 190445688X
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to the United Nations written by Maggie Black and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2008 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.