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10 Reasons to Abolish the IMF & World BankKevin Danaher A veritable "Globalization for Dummies," 10 Reasons to Abolish the IMF & World Banklays bare the most common myths of globalization in a clear and understandable way. Looking with hope to grassroots movement-building on a global scale, Danaher presents ten arguments for abolishing the IMF and World Bank and replacing them with democratic institutions that would make the global economy more accountable to an informed and active citizenry.Conceived as an effort to educate the public about how international institutions of "free trade" are widening the gap between the rich and poor globally, Danaher... | 2012 / 4 / 6 | $8.95 £7.17 €8.17 Ca$12.07 Au$12.05 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
21st-Century Diplomacy: A Practitioner's GuideKishan S. Rana Text that focuses on the contemporary practice of diplomacy, lookingat how states deal with each other and analyzing elements of change. | 2014 / 9 / 24 | $34.99 £28.04 €31.92 Ca$47.20 Au$47.11 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
50 Facts That Should Change the WorldJessica Williams In this new edition of her bestseller, Jessica Williams tests the temperature of our world and diagnoses a malaise with some shocking symptoms. Get the facts but also the human side of the story on the world?s hunger, poverty, material and emotional deprivation; its human rights abuses and unimaginable wealth; the unstoppable rise of consumerism, mental illness, the drugs trade, corruption, gun culture, the abuse of our environment and more. The prognosis might look bleak, yet there is hope, Williams argues, and it's down to us to act now to change things. | 2016 / 4 / 19 | $9.99 £8.01 €9.11 Ca$13.48 Au$13.45 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
80:20: Development in an Unequal WorldTony DalyAn education resource by an international groups of authors to provide an accessible overview of development and human rights issues | 2017 / 2 / 13 | $24.95 £19.99 €22.76 Ca$33.65 Au$33.59 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
A Game as Old as Empire: The Secret World of Economic Hit Men and the Web of Global CorruptionSteven Hiatt John Perkins' controversial expose, "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," became an international word-of-mouth sensation and a long-running "New York Times" bestseller. However, the revelations that John Perkins presented in "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" were, actually, only a glimpse into the world of economic hit men. It turns out this secret world is even bigger, deeper, and more sinister than even Perkins knew. Perkins is now joined by a dozen other economic hit men and investigators, as they go much further in revealing how the EHM game has functioned, and continues to function,... | 2010 / 2 / 6 | $24.95 £19.99 €22.76 Ca$33.65 Au$33.59 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
A Newer World: Politics, Money, Technology, and What's Really Being Done to Solve the Climate CrisisWilliam F. Hewitt An environmentalist's exploration of how we are bringing ourselves to the beginning of the end of the climate crisis and to the verge of sustainability | 2012 / 11 / 21 | $26.99 £21.63 €24.63 Ca$36.41 Au$36.34 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to CitizensGuy Standing Guy Standing's immensely influential 2011 book introduced the Precariat as an emerging mass class, characterized by inequality and insecurity. Standing outlined the increasingly global nature of the Precariat as a social phenomenon, especially in the light of the social unrest characterized by the Occupy movements. He outlined the political risks they might pose, and at what might be done to diminish inequality and allow such workers to find a more stable labour identity.
His concept and his conclusions have been widely taken up by thinkers from Noam Chomsky to Zygmunt Bauman, by political activists... | 2014 / 9 / 1 | $17.99 £14.42 €16.41 Ca$24.27 Au$24.22 | more than one type to choose from DRM-EPUB DRM-PDF |
Africa and France: Postcolonial Cultures, Migration, and RacismDominic Thomas Africa and France reveals how increased control over immigration has changed cultural and social production, especially in theatre, literature, film, and even museum construction. A hated of foreigners, accompanied by new forms of intolerance and racism, has crept from policy into popular expressions of ideas about the postcolony and ethnic minorities. Dominic Thomas's stimulating and insightful analyses unravel the complex cultural and political realities of longstanding mobility between Africa and Europe and question the attempt at placing strict limits on what it means to be French or European.... | 2013 / 2 / 1 | $23.99 £19.22 €21.89 Ca$32.36 Au$32.30 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
Africa Rising: How 900 Million African Consumers Offer More Than You ThinkVijay Mahajan This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. "Unilever has invested in Africa for over a century and is committed to building strong market positions in the region by meeting the needs of African consumers. As this book highlights, the opportunities for consumer goods companies are considerable and the potential to do business in Africa is much greater than many companies realize." --Patrick Cescau, Global CEO, Unilever, UK "Bravo. The timing of this book is perfect. It will be much quoted. I especially... | 2010 / 4 / 8 | $34.99 £28.04 €31.92 Ca$47.20 Au$47.11 | more than one type to choose from DRM-EPUB DRM-PDF |
African Migrations: Patterns and PerspectivesAbdoulaye Kane Spurred by major changes in the world economy and in local ecology, the contemporary migration of Africans, both within the continent and to various destinations in Europe and North America, has seriously affected thousands of lives and livelihoods. The contributors to this volume, reflecting a variety of disciplinary perspectives, examine the causes and consequences of this new migration. The essays cover topics such as rural-urban migration into African cities, transnational migration, and the experience of immigrants abroad, as well as the issues surrounding migrant identity and how Africans... | 2013 / 1 / 4 | $27.99 £22.43 €25.54 Ca$37.75 Au$37.69 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
African Struggles Today: Social Movements Since IndependencePeter Dwyer & Leo Zeilig This groundbreaking analysis examines the gains, contradictions, and frustrations of twenty-first century prodemocracy struggles across Southern Africa | 2012 / 11 / 11 | $16.99 £13.61 €15.50 Ca$22.92 Au$22.88 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
After America: Narratives for the Next Global AgePaul Starobin Farsighted and fascinating predictions for a new world order in which America is no longer number one
Moving beyond Fareed Zakaria's bestselling The Post-American World, veteran international correspondent Paul Starobin masterfully mixes fresh reportage with rigorous historical analysis to envision a world in which the United States is no longer the dominant superpower. The American Century has passed, argues Starobin, due in large part to America's military overreach in the Middle East; resurgent nationalism and economic expansion in Russia, China, and India; the tarnished American model of... | 2009 / 5 / 2 | $16.00 £12.82 €14.60 Ca$21.58 Au$21.54 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
After Fukushima: The Equivalence of CatastrophesJean-Luc NancyIn an era of catastrophes natural and man-made, a great French philosopher ponders human responsibility. Exclusive to this English edition are two interviews with the author. | 2017 / 2 / 9 | $14.99 £12.01 €13.68 Ca$20.22 Au$20.18 | more than one type to choose from EPUB |
Aid Effectiveness in Africa: Developing Trust between Donors and GovernmentsPhyllis R. Pomerantz A significant contribution to the ongoing debate on aid effectiveness, this work examines the extent to which trust is present in today's aid relationships. Pomerantz offers valuable recommendations, learned in years of fieldwork and research, that have the potential to transform the way that aid agencies operate. | 2013 / 12 / 12 | $39.99 £32.04 €36.49 Ca$53.94 Au$53.84 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
Amnesty and Revolution: An Amateur's View of Life As It StandsBen Fitch Through engagement with human behaviour from the level of the private individual to the international community, in Amnesty and Revolution: An Amateur's View of Life As It Stands a holistic type of reform is advocated; solutions to scarcity and inequity are formulated with due regard to the cost of revoking commitments already in motion.The author's rationale is to provide a counterbalance wherever excess or paucity is perceived, and by applying a moderate degree of erudition and scientific understanding to the exercise of drawing inferences and forging creative associations, the book's themes... | 2016 / 3 / 18 | $5.00 £4.01 €4.56 Ca$6.74 Au$6.73 | to wish list EPUB |
An Archipelago of Care: Filipino Migrants and Global NetworksDeirdre McKayFocusing on the experience of Filipino caregivers in London, some of whom are living and working illegally in their host country, Deirdre McKay considers what migrant workers must do to navigate their way in a global marketplace. She draws on interviews and participant observations, her own long-term fieldwork in communities in the Philippines, and digital ethnography to present an intricate consideration of how these caregivers create stability in potentially precarious living situations. McKay argues that these workers gain resilience from the bonding networks they construct for themselves... | 2017 / 2 / 21 | $29.99 £24.03 €27.36 Ca$40.45 Au$40.38 | more than one type to choose from DRM-EPUB DRM-PDF |
An Introduction to World Politics: Conflict and Consensus on a Small PlanetRichard Oliver Collin & Pamela L. Martin This book written for introductory-level students of global politics examines the connections and conflicts among peoples on our planet and relates them in a personalized way. While other world politics texts examine the globe from a distance, this text emphasizes the voices of those engaged in political struggles over the complexities of health, resources, the environment, economics, and ultimately power and its multiple conceptions. Throughout, students are challenged to engage in global politics and citizen movements. | 2012 / 7 / 19 | $89.99 £72.11 €82.11 Ca$121.38 Au$121.16 | more than one type to choose from DRM-PDF DRM-EPUB |
Asia Journal of Global Studies: Vol. 5, Nos. 1-2Derrick M. Nault Published twice yearly, the Asia Journal of Global Studies (AJGS) is the official journal of the Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS). The journal features research articles on Asia and other world regions from an Asian perspective. AJGS' other regular offerings include guest columns by global studies experts in Asia, reader commentaries, and book reviews. Multidisciplinary in scope, AJGS accepts contributions from authors with backgrounds in the humanities and social sciences. The journal encourages historians, political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, linguists, philosophers... | 2014 / 11 / 22 | $24.00 £19.23 €21.90 Ca$32.37 Au$32.31 | to wish list DRM-PDF |
Australia's archetypePeter Belohlavek What makes Australia a "down under" land? Australia is a very special place in the world that can only be understood diving beneath the surface of facts and the apparent contradictions of an emerging empire. In this e-book you will recognize the emerging power of the unique archetype of Australians. The Unicist Archetype is defined by the conceptual structure underlying a society's collective behavior. The conceptual structure is defined by the collective unconsciousness, its taboos, myths and ancestral utopias, which translate into habits, customs and dominating ethics. Australia is: Trust,... | 2010 / 3 / 2 | $20.00 £16.03 €18.25 Ca$26.98 Au$26.93 | to wish list DRM-PDF |
Bananeras: Women Transforming the Banana Unions of Latin AmericaDana FrankWomen banana workers—bananeras—are waging a powerful revolution by making gender equity central in Latin American labor organizing. | 2016 / 9 / 25 | $16.00 £12.82 €14.60 Ca$21.58 Au$21.54 | to wish list DRM-EPUB |
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