Author: Peter Stalker
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859843543
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Includes statistics.
The No-nonsense Guide to International Migration
Author: Peter Stalker
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859843543
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Includes statistics.
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859843543
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Includes statistics.
The No-Nonsense Guide to International Development
Author: Maggie Black
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1906523606
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
“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.
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1906523606
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
“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.
No-Nonsense Guide to International Development
Author: Maggie Black
Publisher: Between the Lines
ISBN: 1771130598
Category : Development economics
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Publisher: Between the Lines
ISBN: 1771130598
Category : Development economics
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism
Author: Jonathan Barker
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1906523576
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
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.
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1906523576
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
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.
No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration, 2nd Edition
Author: Peter Stalker
Publisher: Between the Lines
ISBN: 1771130601
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Publisher: Between the Lines
ISBN: 1771130601
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
The No-nonsense Guide to the United Nations
Author: Maggie Black
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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.
The No-nonsense Guide to Global Finance
Author: Peter Stalker
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1906523185
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
The basic concepts of finance are introduced and explained in this No-Nonsense Guide. Includes information on how money is created as well as how decisions by banking and other financial service corporations determine the fate of billions of people. In today's turbulent economical climate, this guide makes for essential reading.
Publisher: New Internationalist
ISBN: 1906523185
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
The basic concepts of finance are introduced and explained in this No-Nonsense Guide. Includes information on how money is created as well as how decisions by banking and other financial service corporations determine the fate of billions of people. In today's turbulent economical climate, this guide makes for essential reading.
The No-nonsense Guide to Global Media
Author: Peter Steven
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859845813
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The power and influence of the mass media grows daily, crucially affecting the way all of us see and understand each other. The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media introduces readers to the political economy of the major mediafilm, television, radio, recording, publishing and the Internet. Peter Steven looks at the ever greater concentration of ownership and at the convergence of technologies and media functions. At the same time, he emphasizes the diversity of local media production and media around the world. The media is more than the economics of ownership and the technology of production, he stresses; it is also audiences, in all their annoying and wonderful diversity.
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859845813
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The power and influence of the mass media grows daily, crucially affecting the way all of us see and understand each other. The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media introduces readers to the political economy of the major mediafilm, television, radio, recording, publishing and the Internet. Peter Steven looks at the ever greater concentration of ownership and at the convergence of technologies and media functions. At the same time, he emphasizes the diversity of local media production and media around the world. The media is more than the economics of ownership and the technology of production, he stresses; it is also audiences, in all their annoying and wonderful diversity.
The No-nonsense Guide to World History
Author: Chris Brazier
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859843550
Category : Civilisation
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This guide integrates concisely the conventional narratives of history with the stories of the continents and communities of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859843550
Category : Civilisation
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This guide integrates concisely the conventional narratives of history with the stories of the continents and communities of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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.
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.