The No-nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism
The No-nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism

Author: Jonathan Barker

Publisher: New Internationalist

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1904456987

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A highly accessible history of terrorism looking at core examples from the Middle East, instances of state terrorism and terrorist fringes of political movements. Covers the theories justifying and guiding terrorist acts and the battle of images that accompanies them, including: the proliferation of terrorist activities over recent years and international hotspots, the war on terror', terrorist acts carried out by states and the constraints on democracy and political and civil liberties that so often characterise the response to terrorism.'

The No-nonsense Guide to Terrorism
The No-nonsense Guide to Terrorism

Author: Jonathan Barker

Publisher: Verso

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781859844335

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Terrorist or freedom fighter? Analyzing the causes and contexts of terrorism the world over, Barker guides readers through the moral and political theories justifying and guiding terrorist acts.

The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism
The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism

Author: Jonathan Barker

Publisher: New Internationalist

Published: 2008-10-01

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 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.

No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism, 2nd Edition
No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism, 2nd Edition

Author: Jonathan Barker

Publisher: Between the Lines

Published: 2008-09-01

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 1771130547

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Terrorism and counter-terrorism have become key points in political talk and government policy. This No-Nonsense Guide has been revised and updated to take account of the major changes in global terrorism over the past seven years. Jonathan Barker presents a highly accessible history of terrorism that looks at examples from the Middle East and elsewhere, instances of state terrorism, and the terrorist fringes of political movements. He also delves beneath the surface, offering political and moral analysis of the causes and contexts of terrorism, the theories that justify and guide terrorist acts, and the battle of images that accompanies them.

The No-nonsense Guide to World Music
The No-nonsense Guide to World Music

Author: Louise Gray

Publisher: New Internationalist

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1906523126

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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.'

The No-nonsense Guide to International Development
The No-nonsense Guide to International Development

Author: Maggie Black

Publisher: New Internationalist

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1904456634

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Building dams in India, planting trees in Burkina Faso, rescuing street children in Brazil - these are images of aid and international development with which we can all identify. However, what passes for development all too often improves life for the better off while actively hurting the very people the venture was meant to support. Maggie Black exposes the hypocrisy and reveals a more accurate picture of what is happening in development's name, arguing for a process to be put inplace that trule defends the interests of poor people.

The No-nonsense Guide to World Food
The No-nonsense Guide to World Food

Author: Wayne Roberts

Publisher: New Internationalist

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1904456960

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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.'

The No-nonsense Guide to Globalization
The No-nonsense Guide to Globalization

Author: Wayne Ellwood

Publisher: New Internationalist

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 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.

The No-nonsense Guide to Fair Trade
The No-nonsense Guide to Fair Trade

Author: David Ransom

Publisher: New Internationalist

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 190445643X

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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.