Guides & Handbooks 79

An incisive introduction to global financeーwhere money comes from, the current mechanisms, and the need for control and reform. It traces the origins of money as a source of exchange and a store of……続きを見る

Today animals need protecting more than ever: those bred for laboratories, zoos, and hunting, and also those reared intensively on farms. And out in the wild, animals are losing their habitats to en……続きを見る

A clear yet wide-ranging introduction to the state of health worldwide, exploring the ways in which health provision is often determined by ethnicity, class, and gender. Starting with a brief histor……続きを見る

Just as the need for action on climate change becomes more urgent and overwhelming, the campaign to deny that humans are causing it has gained more traction. This completely new book meets the scept……続きを見る

Here are fifty concise, entertaining histories on a broad, eclectic range of ideas (borders, feminism), global issues (migration, world trade), commodities (bananas, jeans), regions (Africa, Ireland……続きを見る

Completely revised edition. A valuable introduction combined with an exposé of this dirty yet legal business. Includes full history, sharp critical analysis, and coverage of the most recent controve……続きを見る

Science is the great intellectual adventure, but can also be an instrument of profit, power, and privilege. Wrongly used, it might yet make the twenty-first century our last. To make sense of this, ……続きを見る

Updated and revised edition of the second best-selling No-Nonsense Guide (45,000 sold). Includes a new chapter from the perspective of the end of the first decade of the 21st century and includes ma……続きを見る

The No-Nonsense Guide to Equality discusses the positive effects that equality can have, using examples and case studies from across the globe, including many from the United States. It examines the……続きを見る

In the first book to distill the entire history of the United Nations into one accessible volume, Maggie Black explains how this complex organization works and explores its successes, failings, and ……続きを見る

Previous co-edition with Verso sold 20,000, widely adopted Clear concise introduction or refresher Explains eceonomic mechanisms as well as social implications 続きを見る

“Overseas aid” and “international development” are catch-all terms that cover a multitude of activitiesーand abuses. This guide explains what “development” actually isーand explores its political an……続きを見る

Spying, once the province of the KGB, CIA and MI5, has become part of everyday life. Governments routinely trawl our emails, CCTV cameras follow us on every street, while state databases of our DNA ……続きを見る

Climate chaos and pollution, deforestation and consumerism: the crisis facing human civilization is clear enough. But the response of politicians to it has been cowardly and inadequate, while enviro……続きを見る

This guide demystifies the often invisible impacts of global tourism, one of the biggest industries in the world, from labor conditions to development by stealth, to the role of elites and the cultu……続きを見る

Has the battle for women’s rights been won? Not when women still make up 70 percent of the world’s poor. This guide examines the advances that have been made and looks beneath the surface to find ou……続きを見る

This guide explains Islamic history, the Qur’an, sharia law, and Islam’s relationship with the West. It analyzes the struggle within the faith for a more humane interpretation of the religion, issue……続きを見る

Peter Steven explores the diversity of world media, from the corporate to the independent. He introduces readers to the political economy of the major media outlets, looking at the concentration of ……続きを見る

"World music" is an awkward phrase. Used to describe the hugely multifaceted nature of a range of typically non-English-language popular music from the world over, it's a tag that throws up as many ……続きを見る

This essential text addresses the growing need for a dedicated coursebook for students and teachers of world development. As the source of the most respected international magazine on world developm……続きを見る

"I was totally unprepared for the transformation that Seth's technique created in me. . . . I realized that what I thought I knew about acting up to that point was largely misguided . . . but I now ……続きを見る

This book has already sold thousands of copies through Bed, Bath and Beyond, REI, and Discovery Channel stores, and has been purchased by state government agencies as a preparedness manual for emplo……続きを見る

This updated edition of the best-selling travel guide to China is your ticket to the trip of a lifetime. Compact, affordable, reliable, a delight to readーthese qualities are what has made China Sur……続きを見る

Fully updated and revised edition of one of the top-selling Process Self-reliance Series titles First edition hit amazon.com's top 100 list for a week after boingboing mention. Smartly designed; two……続きを見る

“Wilhelm really knows students and knows how to teach them to craft a professional story.”ーThe Oregonian Part memoir, part writing manual, Storyteller is an affectionate account of how the Clarion ……続きを見る

Taps into the burgeoning "buy local" movement Author is an experienced microfarmer and is well-respected in the food community, having written several books on food and food history With its focus o……続きを見る

This title enters territory that other books avoid- straightforward advice about the social aspects of country living, from health care to schools to small-town politics. Its readers are 25-45 year ……続きを見る

Whether you are a university professor, researcher at a think tank, graduate student, or analyst at a private firm, chances are that at some point you have presented your work in front of an audienc……続きを見る

Medical insurance plans are often difficult to understand and the processes used by insurance companies a mystery to many. This book is designed to explain medical insurance in an easy to understand……続きを見る

It slices, it dices, it's a handy-dandy Swiss Army knife for your writer's toolbox! If you're searching for a way to make your characters deeper, more engaging, and more multidimensional, search no ……続きを見る