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globalfinance

No Nonsense Guide to Global Finance

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An accessible introduction to global finance – where money comes from, the current mechanisms and the need for control and reform.

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religion

No Nonsense Guide to Religion

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This No-Nonsense Guide to Religion explains what religion means, how we relate to it, how it was created and how it affects us culturally, politically and spiritually today.

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worldmusic

No Nonsense Guide to World Music

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A exploration of what 'world music' actually means and a brilliant introduction to global sounds.

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worldfood

No Nonsense Guide to World Food

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A triple whammy of rocketing food prices, increasing obesity and threats to farm and fish harvests from global warming are making headline news. This is the first popular book to analyse food problems as part of the food system. It traces the history of food production and consumption, right up to the domination by supermarkets and agri-business.

Surprisingly this is an uplifting read as it is written with fun and zest and is packed with reports of heartwarming experiments and practical proposals.

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animalrights

No Nonsense Guide to Animal Rights

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This guide explains the key issues, charts the growth of the animal rights movement and looks at the welfare and protection laws. It includes a practical day-to-day guide to what you can do to minimise exploitation.

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climatechange

No Nonsense Guide to Climate Change

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This fully revised and updated guide looks at the latest findings on climate change, explores the options and explains key issues like carbon emissions trading and the debate over nuclear power versus renewable energy. It calls for measures to clean up our act, cut energy use, and improve energy efficiency.

"Brilliant, easy to understand"
J Chambers, Librarian of Our Lady of Sion School, Worthing

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conflictandpeace

No Nonsense Guide to Conflict and Peace

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This fully revised and updated guide looks at the latest findings on climate change, explores the options and explains key issues like carbon emissions trading and the debate over nuclear power versus renewable energy. It calls for measures to clean up our act, cut energy use, and improve energy efficiency.

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democracy

No Nonsense Guide to Democracy

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How democratic is democracy? This book takes the temperature of today's body politic and finds the patient in an enfeebled state. Richard Swift explores how democracy is constricted and deformed by economic power-brokers and a self serving political class from Birmingham to Bangalore. The rich diversity of forms of elected government are explored together with practical ideas for empowering today's voters around the world.

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fairtrade

No Nonsense Guide to Fair Trade

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This fully revised guide tells the human story behind the products we consume. David Ransom argues that the key question is not whether trade should be regulated or deregulated, but whether it is to be master or servant of the people.

"Excellent"
Jonathan Gibbs, Head of Economics, Chenderit School, Banbury

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globalmedia

No Nonsense Guide to Global Media

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From the silver screen to pay-per-view TV, the media are a significant force in society; and never more so than now, in the era of globalisation. This very readable guide introduces the political economy of the major media and emphasises the diversity of local media production and audiences and their responses around the world.

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globalization

No Nonsense Guide to Globalization

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This fully revised and updated guide condenses this complex world into a clear, concise commentary. It examines the debt trap; the acceleration of neoliberalism and the 'free trade' model; competition for energy resources; the links between the 'war on terror', the arms trade and privatization. The new final chapter examines civil society alternatives to corporate globalization.

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hivaids

No Nonsense guide to HIV /Aids

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22 million people have died from Aids-related illnesses since the disease was discovered almost 25 years ago - more than died in Europe during the Black Death. 42 million people are now infected, two-thirds of them in sub-Saharan Africa. This guide looks at the origins of the disease, examines the profits made by the drugs companies and describes how communities are fighting back.

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humanrights

No Nonsense Guide to Human Rights

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How do we define human rights, and how do we protect them? Using vivid case studies from around the world, the authors illustrate how the concept of rights changes according to geography and culture.

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internationaldevelopment

No Nonsense Guide to International Development

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'Overseas aid' and 'international development' are catch-all terms that cover a multitude of activities - and abuses. Building dams in India, and rescuing street children in Brazil are images of development which we can all identify with. But aid and development often mask confusion, contradiction, and even downright deceit.

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internationalmigration

No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration

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Millions of people emigrate each year in search of a better life. Are they coming to steal jobs or live off welfare? And what happens to the communities they leave behind? This book assembles the latest facts and figures, and distils down the economic and social evidence - revealing exactly why rich countries need more immigrants.

"An antidote to opportunist politicians"
The Guardian

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islam

No Nonsense Guide to Islam

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How can Islam reconcile itself with the 21st century? This accessible guide explains the Islamic worldview, the Qur'an and sharia law, and Islam's relationship with the West. It analyses the struggle for a more humane interpretation of the religion, examines women rights and the absence of democracy in some Muslim countries. This is a balanced portrayal: it explains what Islam has achieved and why a better understanding of Muslims is needed. But it also explores what Islam needs to reform.
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science

No Nonsense Guide to Science

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Clearing away the scientific myths, this guide ranges over subjects as diverse as genetic engineering, biotechnology, medicine and military science. Seeing science as a process involving social and cultural concerns gives us the best basis for effective action in future.

"Essential reading for all aspiring scientists - and for some older ones too!"
Tom Blundell, Professor of Biochemistry, Cambridge University

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sexualdiversity

No Nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity

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Why are some people gay, some straight - and many bisexual? Is there a gay gene? The world is changing for sexual minorities. In some countries battles for equality have brought non-discrimination legislation. In others, being gay incurs imprisonment - or the death penalty. This book demystifies sexual diversity and addresses the war against nonconformists being waged by fundamentalists of all denominations.

"What a wonderful book... should be in every secondary school library"
DIVA magazine

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terrorism

No Nonsense Guide to Terrorism

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This punchy guide by Jonathan Barker examines debates about September 11 and the responses to it, but also gets behind the causes and contexts of terrorism more broadly.

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tourism

No Nonsense Guide to Tourism

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This plain-speaking guide analyses the impact of global tourism, one of the biggest industries in the world. From labour conditions to development by stealth; from the gap year to the role of travel in western cultures. Many people would like to consider ethical issues when going on holiday but don't know where to start - this guide points the way. New edition.

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theunitednations

No Nonsense Guide to the United Nations

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The first book to cover the history of the UN in one accessible volume. This lively guide explains how the UN works and explores its successes, failings and limitations.

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water

No Nonsense Guide to Water

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More than 230 million people now live in countries which are short of water. By 2025, three billion people will have less than 1,700 cubic metres a head, the point at which populations start to suffer from water stress. This very readable guide explores water in our lives: in history, health, transport, recreation, rituals, economic systems and politics

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womensrights

No Nonsense Guide to Women's Rights

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Many millions of women have few choices in their lives; women bear the brunt of world poverty; and more than half a million women globally still die in childbirth or of pregnancy-related causes every year. This book examines the reality of women's lives. With the help of statistics, illustrations, graphics and a wide range of personal testimonies, it attempts to answer some fundamental questions about the situation of women worldwide.

Covers: Legal and Human Rights; Politics; Religion; Violence; Education; Health; Work; Technology; Women's Movements Worldwide.

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worldhealth

No Nonsense Guide to World Health

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Millions of people still live without clean water, decent food and housing while elsewhere in the world billions are spent on hi-tech medicine and drugs.This guide highlights the politics of health. With climate change bringing diseases like malaria to the rich world's doorstep, where you live, how wealthy you are, and whether you are male or female all have a bearing on the diseases you may encounter - and your prospects for prevention, treatment and survival.

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worldhistory

No Nonsense Guide to World History

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This guide reveals the hidden histories and communities left out of conventional textbooks - from the civilizations of Africa, Asia and Latin America to the history of women, submerged beneath accounts of politics and war. This new edition is fully updated and revised to include a section on how the key issues of the 21st century fit into the broader patterns of world history.

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worldpoverty

No Nonsense Guide to World Poverty

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This guide questions conventional thinking about wealth and poverty - is the opposite of poverty really wealth, or is it safety and sufficiency? Drawing on experience of poor people all over the world, the author gives voice to those whose views are rarely sought and shows how we all need to live more modestly to make poverty history.

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