[PDF] The No Nonsense Guide To World History eBook

Author : Chris Brazier
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 17,76 MB
Release : 2011-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1780260350

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Most people's knowledge of world history is hazy and incomplete at best. This updated No-Nonsense Guide gives a full picture, revealing the hidden histories and communities left out of conventional history books—from the civilizations of Africa, Asia, and Latin America to the history of women. The new final chapter includes material on the financial crisis and the world response to climate change. Chris Brazier is co-editor at New Internationalist. His previous books include Vietnam: The Price of Peace. He is principal writer for UNICEF's The State of the World's Children report.

Author : Chris Brazier
Publisher : Verso
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 28,53 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Civilisation
ISBN : 9781859843550

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This guide integrates concisely the conventional narratives of history with the stories of the continents and communities of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Author : Wayne Roberts
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 10,99 MB
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1780261322

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Wayne Roberts puts under the microscope a global food system that is under strain from climate change and from economic disaster. He shows how a world food system based on supermarkets and agribusiness corporations is unsustainable and looks at new models of producing healthy food from all over the world.

Author : Chris Brazier
Publisher : Between the Lines
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 13,29 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1771131012

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Who was the first black queen? How much do you know about China's history? Most people's knowledge of world history is hazy and incomplete at best. This updated No-Nonsense Guide gives a full picture, revealing the hidden histories and communities left out of conventional textbooks from the civilizations of Africa, Asia and Latin America to the history of women. This updated and revised edition of one of the best-selling No-Nonsense Guides includes a new chapter from the perspective of the end of the first decade of the 21st century and includes material on the financial crisis and the world response to climate change. A perfect read for someone who wants to embrace the whole of history, rather than disconnected dynasties and events all in one slim volume.

Author : Jonathan Barker
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 42,16 MB
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1906523576

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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 : Wayne Ellwood
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 29,74 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1906523479

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Globalisation has become one of the most used and encompassing words over the past decade, of undeniable influence in economics, politics and activism. Globalisation is literally all around; every aspect of life is affected by a global structure of communication and economy. This fully revised and updated guide condenses this complex subject into clear, concise commentary. It examines the debt trap, the acceleration of neoliberalism, competition for energy resources, the links between the war on terror, the arms trade and the alternatives to corporate control.

Author : Ziauddin Sardar
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 11,8 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1904456618

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A balanced portrayal of |real Islam|, looking beyond the common perceptions and polemical debates. It shows what Islam has achieved and shows why a better understanding of Muslims is needed throughout the world. But it also explains why Islam needs to make itself more relevant by showing it can create a tolerant and peaceful society, and explores the steps for reform. A plain-speaking, independent view that informs current debates and puts modern developments into the context of the history of Islam and its people.

Author : Nicholas Gilby
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 45,31 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1906523177

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The only up-to-date work on the global arms trade, this book puts the global trade in weapons into the context of history. It includes recent controversial deals as well as case studies on Zimbabwe, Iraq and Darfur. Veteran human rights campaigner Nicolas Gilby exposes the cynicism, bribery and secret deals which characterise this dirty - albeit legal - business.