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nexusstc/Europe After the Minotaur: Greece and the Future of the Global Economy/871368c291e4028051393ed8011c134a.azw3

Europe After the Minotaur: Greece and the Future of the Global Economy Yanis Varoufakis Zed Books Ltd, 1, PS, 2015

Syrizas victory in the Greek general election in January 2015 is a truly historic and profound event the first government of the radical left in Europe since World War Two. In this short ebook, extracted from the updated edition of The Global Minotaur , Yanis Varoufakis, the new finance minister of Greece and a Syriza MP, outlines his economic and political thinking and how he believes Europe can move beyond cuts and austerity. Varoufakis shows how todays crisis in Europe is one inevitable symptom of a global system which is now as unsustainable as it is imbalanced. With powerful clarity and conviction, he lays out the options available to us for reintroducing reason into a highly irrational global economic order. This is a unique insight into the thinking of a key figure in the Syriza government, who is set to become a hugely influential figure in European politics.

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The Refusal of Work : The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work David Frayne Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2015

"Paid work is absolutely central to the culture and politics of capitalist societies, yet today's work centered world is becoming increasingly hostile to the human need for autonomy, spontaneity and community. The grim reality of a society in which some are overworked, whilst others are condemned to intermittent work and unemployment, is progressively more difficult to tolerate. In this thought provoking book, David Frayne questions the central place of work in mainstream political visions of the future, laying bare the ways in which economic demands colonise our lives and priorities. Drawing on his original research into the lives of people who are actively resisting nine-to-five employment, Frayne asks what motivates these people to disconnect from work, whether or not their resistance is futile, and whether they might have the capaciity to inspire an alternative form of development, based on a reduction and social redistribution of work. A crucial dissection of the work-centred nature of modern society and emerging resistance to it, 'The Refusal of Work' is a bold call for a more humane and sustainable vision of social progress"--Page four of cover.

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zlib/no-category/Alberto Arce/Blood Barrios: Dispatches From the World's Deadliest Streets_117991552.epub

Blood Barrios : Dispatches From the World's Deadliest Streets Alberto Arce; John Washington; Daniela Ugaz Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2018

Winner of the 2018 PEN Translates Award for Non-Fiction Features illustrations by the Honduran artist Germán Andino Welcome to a country that has a higher casualty rate than Iraq. Wander streets considered the deadliest in the world. Wake up each morning to another batch of corpses – sometimes bound, often mutilated – lining the roads; to the screeching blue light of police sirens and the huddles of 'red journalists' who make a living chasing after the bloodshed. But Honduras is no warzone. Not officially, anyway. Ignored by the outside world, this Central American country is ravaged by ultra-violent drug cartels and an equally ruthless, militarised law force. Corruption is rife and the justice system is woefully ineffective. Prisons are full to bursting and barrios are flooded with drugs from South America en route to the US. Cursed by geography, the people are trapped here, caught in a system of poverty and cruelty with no means of escape. For many years, award-winning journalist Alberto Arce was the only foreign correspondent in Tegucigalpa, Honduras's beleaguered capital, and he witnessed first-hand the country's descent into anarchy. Here, he shares his experiences in a series of gripping and atmospheric from earnest conversations with narcos , taxi drivers and soldiers, to exposés of state corruption and harrowing accounts of the aftermath of violence. Provocative, revelatory and at time heart-rending, Blood Barrios shines a light on the suffering and stoicism of the Honduran people, and asks the international community if there is more that they can do.ISBN : 9781786990495

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Communication for another development : listening before telling Wendy Quarry and Ricardo Ramirez Zed Books ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2009

This lively book argues that in the development process, communication is everything. The authors, world experts in this field as teachers, practitioners and theorists, argue that Communication for Development is a creative and innovative way of thinking that can permeate the overall approach to any development initiative. They illustrate their argument with vivid case studies and tools for the reader. Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 -- Communication for Development: setting the scene; PART ONE -- What we know; 2 -- The meaning of 'another' development; 3 -- Planners and searchers: two ways of doing development; 4 -- Why communicators can't communicate; PART TWO -- What we learned; 5 -- Working in the grey zone; 6 -- Early champions: uncovering principles; 7 -- New activists: principles that travel; 8 -- The forgotten context; PART THREE -- What we can do differently; 9 -- Training and negotiating in the grey zone; 10 -- Searching and listening: good communication, good development

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nexusstc/Africa's Shadow Rise/c34df3c92b503bec7d728dd1fafef163.epub

Africa's Shadow Rise: China and the Mirage of African Economic Development (Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa) Padraig Carmody, Peter Kragelund and Ricardo Reboredo Bloomsbury Academic, Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa, London, 2020

"For years economists have spoken of 'Africa rising', and despite the global financial crisis, Africa continues to host some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Africa's Shadow Rise however argues that the continent's apparent economic 'rise' is essentially a mirage, driven by developments elsewhere - most particularly the expansion in China's economy. While many African countries have experienced high rates of growth, much of this growth may prove to be unsustainable, and has contributed to environmental destruction and worsening inequality across the continent. Similarly, new economic relationships have produced new forms of dependency, as African nations increasingly find themselves tied to the fortunes of China and other emerging powers. Drawing on in-depth fieldwork in southern Africa, Africa's Shadow Rise reveals how the shifting balance of global power is transforming Africa's economy and politics, and what this means for the future of development efforts in the region."--

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Path To Nigerian Development (codesria Book Series) edited by Okwudiba Nnoli, Okwudiba Nnoli, Codesria Codesria; Westport, Conn.: U.S. distributor, L. Hill, 1981, 1981

Book by Nnoli, Okwudiba

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Leadership in the Cuban Revolution : The Unseen Story Antoni Kapcia Zed Books ; Fernwood Publishing, Bloomsbury UK, London, United Kingdom, 2014

Most conventional readings of the Cuban Revolution have seemed mesmerised by the personality and role of Fidel Castro, often missing a deeper political understanding of the Revolution's underlying structures, bases of popular loyalty and ethos of participation.In this ground-breaking work, Antoni Kapcia focuses instead on a wider cast of characters. Along with the more obvious, albeit often misunderstood, contributions from Che Guevara and Raúl Castro, Kapcia looks at the many others who, over the decades, have been involved in decision-making and have often made a significant difference. He interprets their various roles within a wider process of nation-building, demonstrating that Cuba has undergone an unusual, if not unique, process of change.Essential reading for anyone interested in Cuba's history and its future.

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zlib/no-category/Thorbek, Susanne/Voices from the city : women of Bangkok_119355786.pdf

Voices from the city : women of Bangkok Thorbek, Susanne. London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J., USA : Zed Books, London, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., USA, England, 1987

168 pages ; 22 cm, Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-168)

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lgli/Lorenzo Fioramonti - How Numbers Rule the World (2013, ).azw3

How Numbers Rule the World : The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Global Politics Lorenzo Fioramonti Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Economic controversies, London [England, 2014

Numbers dominate global politics and, as a result, our everyday lives. Credit ratings steer financial markets and can make or break the future of entire nations. GDP drives our economies. Stock market indices flood our media and national debates. Statistical calculations define how we deal with climate change, poverty and sustainability. But what is behind these numbers?In How Numbers Rule the World, Lorenzo Fioramonti reveals the hidden agendas underpinning the use of statistics and those who control them. Most worryingly, he shows how numbers have been used as a means to reinforce the grip of markets on our social and political life, curtailing public participation and rational debate.An innovative and timely exposé of the politics, power and contestation of numbers.

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Common Space: The City as Commons (In Common) Associate Professor Stavros Stavrides, Massimo De Angelis, Stavros Stavrides Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2016

Space is both a product and a prerequisite of social relations, it has the potential to block and encourage certain forms of encounter. In Common Space, activist and architect Stavros Stavrides calls for us to conceive of space-as-commons – first, to think beyond the notions of public and private space, and then to understand common space not only as space that is governed by all and remains open to all, but that explicitly expresses, encourages and exemplifies new forms of social relations and of life in common. Through a fascinating, global examination of social housing, self-built urban settlements, street trade and art, occupied space, liberated space and graffiti, Stavrides carefully shows how spaces for commoning are created. Moreover, he explores the connections between processes of spatial transformation and the formation of politicised subjects to reveal the hidden emancipatory potential of contemporary, metropolitan life. Social Science Sociology Urban Political Science General Architecture criticism Space is both a product and a prerequisite of social relations, it has the potential to block and encourage certain forms of encounter. In Common Space , activist and architect Stavros Stavrides calls for us to conceive of space-as-commons—first, to think beyond the notions of public and private space, and then to understand common space not only as space that is governed by all and remains open to all, but that explicitly expresses, encourages and exemplifies new forms of social relations and of life in common. Through a fascinating, global examination of social housing, self-built urban settlements, street trade and art, occupied space, liberated space and graffiti, Stavrides carefully shows how spaces for commoning are created. Moreover, he explores the connections between processes of spatial transformation and the formation of politicised subjects to reveal the hidden emancipatory potential of contemporary, metropolitan life.

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Humanitarian Action and Ethics Hugo Slim, Ayesha Ahmad, James Smith Book Network Int'l Limited trading as NBN International (NBNi), Bloomsbury UK, London, 2018

From natural disaster areas to conflict zones, humanitarian workers today find themselves operating in diverse and difficult environments. While humanitarian work has always presented unique ethical challenges, such efforts are now further complicated by the impact of globalization, the escalating refugee crisis, and mounting criticisms of established humanitarian practice. Featuring contributions from humanitarian practitioners, health professionals, and social and political scientists, this book explores the question of ethics in modern humanitarian work, drawing on the lived experience of humanitarian workers themselves. Its essential case studies cover humanitarian work in countries ranging from Haiti and South Sudan to Syria and Iraq, and address issues such as gender based violence, migration, and the growing phenomenon of 'volunteer tourism'. Together, these contributions offer new perspectives on humanitarian ethics, as well as insight into how such ethical considerations might inform more effective approaches to humanitarian work.

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Revolutionary Pressures In Africa (africa Series) Claude Ake London: Zed Press, Africa series, Africa series (Zed Press), London, England, 1978

Claude Ake. Includes Bibliographical References.

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lgli/Chris Rogers - Capitalism and Its Alternatives (2014, Zed Books).epub

Capitalism and Its Alternatives : a Critical Introduction Rogers, Christopher James Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2014

The global economic crisis has catalysed debates about the merits of capitalism as a system for organizing production, distribution and exchange. Political elites have argued that capitalism is not fundamentally pernicious or crisis-prone and can be successfully reformed with the right set of policies. Conversely, many have argued that a wholesale change of attitude towards the status and creation of wealth in contemporary society is required if crises of this kind are to be prevented in the future. In Capitalism and Its Alternatives, Chris Rogers provides a critical introduction to theories of capitalism and to the forms of its crises in historical and contemporary contexts, as well as reflecting on the practice of anti-capitalism and the ways that economic and social relations are shaped, reshaped and resisted. Crucially, the book asks two key questions: What alternatives to capitalism exist? And by what processes and through what institutions might they be achieved?

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upload/wll/ENTER/Gov & Secrets/6 - More Books on Capitalism & Globalization/Dunkley - One World Mania; a Critical Guide to Free Trade, Financialization and Over-Globalization (2016).epub

One World Mania : A Critical Guide to Free Trade, Financialization and Over-Globalization Graham Dunkley Zed Books Ltd, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2016

In this much-needed book, Graham Dunkley challenges the oft-repeated notion that free trade and global integration are the best means of development for all nations at all times – an idea that has proved even more misguided in the wake of the global financial crisis. By contrast, Dunkley reveals – through a wide range of statistical analysis and case studies – that at best the evidence is mixed. Looking systematically at issues such as trade-led growth, supply chains and financialization, One World Mania reveals the many problems that over-globalization has caused, often at great human cost. An indispensible guide for anyone wishing to understand the shortcomings of current global economic policies. ** Review “A scholarly debunking of the vastly overrated benefits of free trade and globalization. Dunkley shows that mainstream economic theory has sold the world yet another dud.” (Steve Keen, author of Debunking Economics) “Provides a beautifully written, evidence-based argument that the economic benefits of globalization have been exaggerated.” (Robert H. Wade, London School of Economics) About the Author Graham Dunkley is an economist at the Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. His books include The Free Trade Adventure: The WTO, the Uruguay Round, and Globalism—A Critique , also published by Zed Books.

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Disarming Conflict Ernie Regehr Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2015

In the past quarter century our world has hosted ninety-nine wars, twenty-nine of these are ongoing. The bill for maintaining huge stores of weapons and some 70 million people in uniform currently stands at $1.7 trillion a year. Of these wars, over 85 percent are not settled on the battlefield; they are fought to desperately hurting stalemates, eventually being turned over to diplomats and politicians who go in search of whatever face-saving outcomes may still be available. And yet, abandoning the conference table in favour of the battlefield is still justified when viewed as a last resort.In this brave and discerning book, Ernie Regehr, OC, explains the approaches and initiatives needed to steer away from the futility of global military effort. Combining four decades of experience in conflict zones, advising and leading diplomacy efforts, building NGOs and contributing to the adoption of the Responsibility to Protect Act by the World Assembly, Regehr boldly shows that political stability will never be issued from the barrel of a gun.

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The Refusal of Work : The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work David Frayne Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2015

"Paid work is absolutely central to the culture and politics of capitalist societies, yet today's work centered world is becoming increasingly hostile to the human need for autonomy, spontaneity and community. The grim reality of a society in which some are overworked, whilst others are condemned to intermittent work and unemployment, is progressively more difficult to tolerate. In this thought provoking book, David Frayne questions the central place of work in mainstream political visions of the future, laying bare the ways in which economic demands colonise our lives and priorities. Drawing on his original research into the lives of people who are actively resisting nine-to-five employment, Frayne asks what motivates these people to disconnect from work, whether or not their resistance is futile, and whether they might have the capaciity to inspire an alternative form of development, based on a reduction and social redistribution of work. A crucial dissection of the work-centred nature of modern society and emerging resistance to it, 'The Refusal of Work' is a bold call for a more humane and sustainable vision of social progress"--Page four of cover.

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Regimes in crisis : the post-Soviet era and the implications for development edited by Barry Gills & Shahid Qadir Sage Publications ; Zed Books, New Delhi, India, Atlantic Highlands, N.J, 1995

vii, 312 p. ; 22 cm Includes bibliographical references and index

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lgli/Lorenzo Fioramonti - How Numbers Rule the World (2013, ).pdf

How Numbers Rule the World : The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Global Politics Lorenzo Fioramonti Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Economic controversies, London [England, 2014

Numbers dominate global politics and, as a result, our everyday lives. Credit ratings steer financial markets and can make or break the future of entire nations. GDP drives our economies. Stock market indices flood our media and national debates. Statistical calculations define how we deal with climate change, poverty and sustainability. But what is behind these numbers?In How Numbers Rule the World, Lorenzo Fioramonti reveals the hidden agendas underpinning the use of statistics and those who control them. Most worryingly, he shows how numbers have been used as a means to reinforce the grip of markets on our social and political life, curtailing public participation and rational debate.An innovative and timely exposé of the politics, power and contestation of numbers.

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A World of Difference: Islam and Gender Hierarchy in Turkey (Asian Studies Association of Australia : Women in Asia Publication Series) Marcus, Julie Zed Books Ltd, Women in Asia publication series, London, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., USA, England, 1992

Travelling To The Orient -- Izmir, The Infidel City -- Cannibalising The Orient -- Women And The Orient -- Islam, Gender, And Hierarchy -- Women's Place, Women's Space -- Women's Rites -- Women, Islam, And Superstition -- Gender And The World Of Difference. Julie Marcus. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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India : political ideas and the making of a democractic discourse Mahajan, Gurpreet. Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2013

In this groundbreaking work, Gurpreet Mahajan tackles the predisposition of political theory to be limited by the Western canon. Bringing into focus how concepts central to the modern democratic political imaginary are interpreted in India, this book elaborates the ways that ideas of freedom, equality and difference are layered with new meanings and how questions of religion and state, critical reason and embedded self are understood in the Indian context. Part of Zed’s World Political Theories series, this remarkable work offers a glimpse of the social and political life of contemporary India, and how it differs from the dominant liberal paradigm. ** About the Author Gurpreet Mahajan is Professor at the Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has published widely on issues relating to multiculturalism, cultural diversity and minority rights, secularism and civil society. Her publications include Explanation and Understanding in the Human Sciences, Identities and Rights: Aspects of Liberal Democracy in India, and The Multicultural Path: Issues of Diversity and Discrimination in Democracy; she has edited Democracy, Difference and Social Justice and The Public and the Private: Issues of Democratic Citizenship.

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Grassroots Postmodernism: Remaking the Soil of Cultures (Critique Influence Change) Gustavo Esteva, Madhu Suri Prakash, Vandana Shiva Zed Books, Limited, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2014

With the publication of this remarkable book in 1998, Gustavo Esteva and Madhu Suri Prakash instigated a complete epistemological rupture.Grassroots Post-modernism attacks the three sacred cows of modernity: global thinking, the universality of human rights and the self-sufficient individual. Rejecting the constructs of development in all its forms, Esteva and Prakash argue that even alternative development prescriptions deprive the people of control over their own lives, shifting this control to bureaucrats, technocrats and educators. Rather than presuming that human progress fits a predetermined mould, leading towards an increasing homogenization of cultures and lifestyles, the authors argue for a 'radical pluralism' that honours and nurtures distinctive cultural variety and enables many paths to the realization of self-defined aspirations.This classic text is essential reading for those looking beyond neoliberalism, the global project and the individual self.

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nexusstc/The Agonistic City?: State–Society Strife in Johannesburg/135f5aa67d288c0626bd6a5ba83e6454.pdf

The Agonistic City?: State-society Strife in Johannesburg (Politics and Society in Urban Africa) Li Pernegger Zed Books, Limited, Politics and society in urban Africa, volume 3, London, 2020

An exploration of Johannesburg’s post-apartheid's city administration's governance of conflict from 1996 to the current day, in the case of service delivery protests and shifts in city policy. The author, Li Pernegger, focuses in-depth on the water wars in Orange Farm, insurgent informal traders in the inner city, and the billing battle fought by the middle class. This book provides deep insights into facets of protests: from the local state's qualification of the conflicts; its portrayals of protestors; its agonistic and antagonistic responses to protestors' claims; to power dynamics and the forms of agreement reached. Pernegger considers what the practical prospects of agonism might be for the local government to regard city strife in its practices of governance as a constructive – rather than destructive – force for change, and the realisation of democratic ideals for its ordinary citizens.

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lgli/Decolonial Solidarity in Palestine-Israel Settler Colonialism and Resistance From Within [AN 2956005].pdf

Decolonial solidarity in Palestine-Israel : settler colonialism and resistance from within Teodora Todorova Bloomsbury Publishing, First edition, London [England, 2021

"Recent years have seen the Israeli state become ever more extreme in its treatment of Palestinians, manifested both in legislation stripping Palestinians of their rights and in the escalating scale and violence of the Israeli occupation. But this hard-line stance has in turn provoked a new spirit of dissent among a growing number of Israeli scholars and civil society activists. As well as recognising Palestinian claims to justice and self determination, this new dissent is characterised by calls for genuine decolonisation and an end to partition, as opposed to the now discredited 'two state solution.' Through the analytical lens of settler colonial studies, this book examines the impact of this new 'decolonial solidarity' through case studies of three activist groups: Zochrot, Anarchists Against the Wall, and the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD). In doing so, Todorova extends the framework of settler colonial studies beyond scholarly analysis and into the realm of activist practice. She also looks at how decolonial solidarity has shaped, and been influenced by, the writings of both Palestinian and Israeli theorists. The book shows that new forms of civil society activism, bringing together Palestinian and Israeli activists, can rejuvenate the resistance to occupation and the Israeli state's growing authoritarianism."-- Provided by publisher

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The technology of killing : a military and political history of antipersonnel weapons Prokosch, Eric , 1940- Zed Books Ltd, London, Atlantic Highlands, N.J, England, 1995

Vietnam, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Somalia ... More Soldiers And Civilians Have Died From Land Mines And Other 'conventional' Antipersonnel Weapons Than From Any Other Type Of Modern Armament. Yet Outside Defence Circles Little Is Known About Them. This Book Is The Unique Story Of The Development And Widespread Proliferation Of Antipersonnel Weapons Since World War Ii. As The Author Persuasively Argues, There Is No Hope Of Mitigating The Sufferings Of War So Long As The World Refuses To Face The Moral And Practical Problems Posed By These Weapons.--jacket. Eric Prokosch. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 202-209) And Index.

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lgli/Matthias Finger, Jose Manuel Asun - Adult Education at the Crossroads: Learning our way out (2001, Zed Books).pdf

Adult Education at the Crossroads: Learning our way out (Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Training) Matthias Finger; Jose Manuel Asun; Jose M. Asun Zed Books Ltd, Global perspectives on adult education and training, London, 2001

Adopting a social action perspective, this book is an assessment of where adult education now stands in the world. It argues that the purposes and rationale of adult education need to be reconceptualised for it to become an effective agent of change.

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lgli/The fearful state power, people, and internal war in South Asia (1993).pdf

The fearful state : powerful, people and internal war in South Asia S. Mahmud Ali Zed Books Ltd, London, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., USA, England, 1993

Ali, S. Mahmud

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nexusstc/Food Aid in Sudan: A History of Power, Politics and Profit/f033e84704d2f5d5ee2219b0e9c84d76.epub

Food Aid in Sudan : A History of Power, Politics and Profit Susanne Jaspars Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2018

A comprehensive, historical study of one of the world's largest food aid programmes, interrogating the failures of contemporary humanitarianism and the wider crisis in the global food system. In 2004, the UN's Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan called Darfur the world's worst humanitarian crisis. A comprehensive food aid programme soon followed, at the time the largest in the world. Yet by 2014, while the crisis continued, international agencies found they had limited access to much of the population, with the Sudanese regime effectively controlling who received aid. As a result, acute malnutrition remains persistently high. Food Aid in Sudan argues that the situation in Sudan is emblematic of a far wider problem. Analysing the history of food aid in the country over fifty years, Jaspars shows that such aid often serves to enrich local regimes and the private sector while leaving war-torn populations in a state of permanent emergency. Drawing on her decades of experience as an aid worker and researcher in the region, and extensive interviews with workers in the food aid process, Jaspars brings together two key topics of our time: the failure of the humanitarian system to respond to today's crises, and the crisis in the global food system. Essential reading for students and researchers across the social sciences studying the nature and effectiveness of contemporary humanitarianism, development and international aid

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Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the Centre (Africa Now) Mary Njeri Kinyanjui Zed Books, in association with Nordic Africa Institute, Bloomsbury UK, London, England, 2014

In this highly original work, Mary Njeri Kinyanjui explores the trajectory of women's movement from the margins of urbanization into the centres of business activities in Nairobi and its accompanying implications for urban planning. While women in much of Africa have struggled to gain urban citizenship and continue to be weighed down by poor education, low income and confinement to domestic responsibilities due to patriarchic norms, a new form of urban dynamism - partly informed by the informal economy - is now enabling them to manage poverty, create jobs and link to the circuits of capital and labour. Relying on social ties, reciprocity, sharing and collaboration, women's informal 'solidarity entrepreneurialism' is taking them away from the margins of business activity and catapulting them into the centre. Bringing together key issues of gender, economic informality and urban planning in Africa, Kinyanjui demonstrates that women have become a critical factor in the making of a postcolonial city.

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Islam, politics, and the state : the Pakistan experience Mohammad Asghar Khan; Mohammad Asghar Khan Zed Books ; US distributor, Biblio Distribution Center, Third World books, London, Totowa, N.J., USA, England, 1985

Edited By Mohammad Asghar Khan. Includes Bibliographies And Index.

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The rogue state : a guide to the world's only superpower William Blum, William Blum, WILLIAM BLUM - PROL. JAVIER SADABA London : Zed Books ; 2003, C2002., New updated ed., London, South Africa, England, 2002

"Bravo! A vivid, well-aimed critique of the evils of US global interventionism, a superb antidote to officialdom's lies and propaganda. "-Michael Parenti ""Rogue State" forcibly reminds us of Vice President Agnew's immortal line, 'The United States, for all its faults, is still the greatest nation in the country.'"-Gore Vidal "Bill Blum came by his book title easily: He simply tested America by the same standards we use to judge other countries. The result is a bill of wrongs-an especially well-documented encyclopedia of malfeasance, mendacity and mayhem that has been hypocritically carried out in the name of democracy by those whose only true love was power. "-Sam Smith William Blum's latest book is "Freeing the World To Death: Essays on the American Empire,"

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Feminists doing development : a practical critique Marilyn Porter; Ellen R. Judd London ; New York: Zed Books, New York, 2000

Has feminism transformed development studies? What happens to feminist theory and practice within the development industry? This book brings together a variety of feminist activists and academics, from both North and South, all engaged in development, to answer these questions. Including feminist projects from the "South in the North," the book explores how "global feminism" actually works in a variety of ways, through both activism and academic research.

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Thailand: Shifting Ground between the US and a Rising China (Asian Arguments) Benjamin Zawacki Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2017

"Thailand was a key ally of the United States after WWII, serving as a bulwark against communism in Southeast Asia and as a base for US troops during the Vietnam War. In return, the US provided it with millions of dollars in military and economic aid, and staunchly supported the country's various despotic regimes. And yet, the twenty-first century has witnessed a striking reversal in Thailand's foreign relations: China, once a sworn enemy, is becoming a valued ally to the military government. In this authoritative modern history, Benjamin Zawacki tells the story of Thailand's changing role in the world order. Featuring major interviews with high ranking sources in Thailand and the US, including deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand is a fascinating insight into the inner workings of the Thai elite and their dealings with the US and China."--Page 4 de la couverture

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Rewriting gender : reading contemporary Chinese women Thakur, Ravni, 1962- London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Zed Books, London, Atlantic Highlands, N.J, England, 1996

This major intervention into feminist literary theory calls for a more sociologically informed use of the concept of discourse. Through an exploration of changing literary and gender relations in post-Mao China, Ravni Thakur demonstrates how the work of Foucault and Bourdieu can deepen our understanding of gender and literary discourse. The first part of the book explores orthodox gender roles and relations in China, and looks at how such an orthodoxy is constructed. The author uses Bourdieu's notion of the literary field to shed light on institutionalized literary criticism. Going on to explore women's responses to dominant gender discourses, the author looks at how these discourses are both translated into and transformed within the literary field. Analysing a wide variety of literary texts, she shows how the literature of women in post-Mao China illustrates the role of discourse itself in the construction of gender identity paradigms. A major contribution to the theorisation of women's relationship with identity politics and cultural representation, the book demonstrates throughout the necessity of reading women within the wider social context. As such, it is essential reading for students and academics of cultural studies, women's studies, literary theory and all those with an interest in contemporary China.

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Women and the World Economic Crisis (Women and World Development Series) prepared by Jeanne Vickers London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Zed Books, Women and world development series, London, Atlantic Highlands, N.J, England, 1991

Origins And Mechanisms Of The Crisis -- Impact Of Structural Adjustment On Women -- International And Government Policy Responses -- Proposals For Non-governmental Organisations -- Responses At The Grassroots -- Debt And Poverty In Zambia -- The Human Cost Of Zambian Debt -- Impact Of The Crisis On Women In Th Philippines -- Protecting The Vulnerable During Adjustment : Ghana -- The Debt Crisis And The Women Of Jamaica -- Solidarity For Joint Survival. Prepared By Jeanne Vickers. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 135-140) And Index.

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Continent of mothers, continent of hope : understanding and promoting development in Africa today Skard, Torild, 1936- Zed Books; Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave; distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave, London, New York, England, 2003

1. 'bereavement -- What Do We Mean By Bereavement?' -- 2. Out In The Unknown With Unicef -- 3. Betrayed, Bereaved And Brutalized: The Merciless Realities Of War -- 4. Concealed Calamity: Stopping The Ravages Of The Hiv/aids Pandemic -- 5. An Exploding Agenda: Chasing Childhood Killer Diseases -- 6. Mysterious Modern Medicine Men: Towards The Goal Of Health For All -- 7. Motherhood And Martyrdom: Breaking Centuries Of Silence And Neglect -- 8. Searching For The Excluded From School: Experiments With New Forms Of Education, Particularly For Girls -- 9. The Lost Children: Ruthless Exploitation Of The Weakest -- 10. Dangerous Food And Drink: Progress With Simple Means. Torild Skard. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [242]-250) And Index.

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Rebranding Precarity Pop-up Culture asthe Seductive New Normal : Pop-up Culture as the Seductive New Normal Ella Harris Zed Books, Limited, London, UNITED KINGDOM, 2020

'Pop-up' is a fully-fledged, new urbanism. Celebrated as a flexible and exciting new form of place making, pop-up culture includes temporary or nomadic sites such as cinemas, container malls, supper clubs, even pop-up housing and is now ubiquitous in cities across the world. But what are the stakes of the ‘pop-up’ city? Traversing a wealth of fascinating case studies, Rebranding Precarity shows how pop-up works to rebrand insecurity and encourages us to embrace precarity as the new normal. Revealing how urban crisis has particular temporal and spatial characteristics, defined by uncertainty, instability, fractures and gaps, it illuminates how those markers of crisis have been optimistically reimagined over the last few years, through an examination of seven logics that rebrand insecurity including within housing, labour economies and gentrifying areas. In doing so, it paints a frightening picture of how crisis conditions have become not just accepted, but are in fact desired, in today’s metropolis.

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A voice for the excluded : popular participation in development : utopia or necessity? Stiefel, Matthias, Wolfe, Marshall London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Zed Books in association with the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Geneva, London, Atlantic Highlands, N.J, England, 1994

Preface / Dharam Ghai -- Foreword / Solon Barraclough -- 1. An Inquiry Into Participation -- 2. The Many Faces Of Participation -- 3. Movements And Organizations Of Peasants And Rural Workers -- 4. Urban Wage Workers And Their Organizations -- 5. Social Movements Of The Urban Poor -- 6. Institutionalization Of Participation -- 7. From Social Movements To National Movements -- 8. Interlocutors And Allies -- 9. The New World Context -- 10. Participation In The 1990s -- 11. What Next? -- Annexes: Unrisd's Popular Participation Programme:. 1. Main Case Studies And Sub-debates. 2. Organization And Core Groups. 3. Publications And Research Reports. 4. Recent Unrisd Research And Publications In The Field Of Participation. Matthias Stiefel & Marshall Wolfe. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [243]-249) And Index.

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Biopolitics : a feminist and ecological reader on biotechnology Vandana Shiva; Ingunn Moser; Penang, Malaysia Third World Network London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Zed Books ; Penang, Malaysia: Third World Network, London, Atlantic Highlands, N.J, Penang, Malaysia, England, 1995

1. Introduction: Mobilizing Critical Communities And Discourses On Modern Biotechnology / Ingunn Moser -- Pt. 1. Biotechnology As Culture: (re)constructions Of Biology And Nature. 2. Human Nature / Ruth Hubbard. 3. Genes As Causes / Ruth Hubbard. 4. Fractured Images Of Science, Language And Power: A Post-modern Optic, Or Just Bad Eyesight? / Evelyn Fox Keller. 5. Otherworldly Conversations, Terran Topics, Local Terms / Donna Haraway -- Pt. 2. Biohazards: Risk In Context. 6. The Limits Of Experimental Knowledge: A Feminist Perspective On The Ecological Risks Of Genetic Engineering / Regine Kollek. 7. Error-friendliness And The Evolutionary Impact Of Deliberate Release Of Gmos / Christine Von Weizsacker. 8. The Greening Of Biotechnology: Gmos As Environment-friendly Products / Les Levidow And Joyce Tait -- Pt. 3. Bioethics: Knowledge And Ethics As Politics. 9. Biosemiotics And Ethics / Jesper Hoffmeyer. 10. A 'genethics' That Makes Sense / Rosalyn Diprose. Edited By Vandana Shiva & Ingunn Moser. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 287-288) And Index.

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Burma: Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnic Conflict (Politics in Contemporary Asia Series) Martin J. Smith The University Press / White Lotus / Zed Books, Politics in Contemporary Asia, 2 (updated), 1999

Burma remains a land in deep crisis. The popular uprising of 1988 swept away 26 years of military rule under General Ne Win in name only. The National League for Democracy of Aung San Suu Kyi won a landslide victory in the 1990 election. But, as this book relates, the military remained in control and the future of Burma looks more problematic than ever. With unparalleled command of largely inaccessible Burmese sources and interviews with many of the leading participants, Martin Smith charts the rise of modern political parties and unravels the complexities of the long-running insurgencies waged by opposition groups, including the Communist Party of Burma, the Karen National Union and a host of other ethnic nationalist movements. In this revised and updated edition, the author vividly explains how one of the most fertile and potentially prosperous countries in Asia has collapsed to become one of the world's poorest.

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Empowerment for sustainable development : towards operational strategies Naresh C Singh; Vangile Titi; International Institute for Sustainable Development Fernwood Publications; Zed Books, Halifax, N.S, London, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., USA, Nova Scotia, 1996

Ch. 1. Empowerment For Sustainable Development: An Overview / Naresh Singh And Vangile Titi -- Ch. 2. Poverty, Processes Of Impoverishment And Empowerment: A Review Of Current Thinking And Action / Yash Tandon -- Ch. 3. Environmental Entitlements: Towards Empowerment For Sustainable Development / Robin Mearns -- Ch. 4. Restructuring Government For Empowerment And Sustainable Development / James B. Sellers -- Ch. 5. Law Reform For Sustainable Development: Legalizing Empowerment / David Vanderzwaag -- Ch. 6. Training In The Context Of Poverty Alleviation And Sustainable Development / Gretchen Goodale -- Ch. 7. Critical Education For Social Change In The Context Of Sustainable Development / Deborah Barndt -- Ch. 8. Transformative Education And Environmental Action In The Ecozoic Era / Budd Hall And Edmund Sullivan Ch. 9. Building Upon Local Creativity And Entrepreneurship In Vulnerable Environments / Anil K. Gupta, Kirit K. Patel, A. R. Pastakia And P. G. Vijaya Sherry Chand -- Ch. 10. Community-based Management And Co-management As Tools For Empowerment / Fikret Berkes -- Ch. 11. Indigenous Knowledge As An Empowerment Tool For Sustainable Development / George J. Sefa Dei -- Ch. 12. Social Analysis: The Case Of The Women And Law Approach To Development In Zambia / Lillian Mushota -- Ch. 13. Engaging Stakeholders In A Process Of Change Towards Sustainable Development / Vangile Titi And Naresh Singh. [edited By] Vangile Titi And Naresh Singh. Papers And Discussions From A Workshop Convened In Toronto By The International Institute For Sustainable Development (iisd) On November 1-2, 1993. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 183-195) And Index.

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Peasant Poverty and Persistence in the Twenty-First Century: Theories, Debates, Realities and Policies (International Studies in Poverty Research) Julio Boltvinik and Susan Archer Mann; Meghnad Desai,Zed Books Ltd Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury UK, London, UK, 2016

Peasants are a majority of the world's poor. Despite this, there has been little effort to bridge the fields of peasant and poverty studies. Peasant Poverty and Persistence in the Twenty-first Century provides a much-needed critical perspective linking three central questions: Why has peasantry, unlike other areas of non-capitalist production, persisted? Why are the vast majority of peasants poor? And how are these two questions related?Interweaving contributions from various disciplines, the book provides a range of responses, offering new theoretical, historical and policy perspectives on this peasant'world drama'. Scholars from both South and North argue that, in order to find the policy paths required to overcome peasants'misery, we need a seismic transformation in social thought, to which they make important contributions. They are convinced that we must build upon the peasant economy's advantages over agricultural capitalism in meeting the challenges of feeding the growing world population while sustaining the environment.Structured to encourage debate among authors and mutual learning, Peasant Poverty and Persistence takes the reader on an intellectual journey toward understanding the peasantry.

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The meaning of environmental security : ecological politics and policy in the new security era Jonathan Barnett London ; New York: Zed Books, London ; New York, 2001

Jon Barnett Takes On The Military-industrial Interests Of Those In The Establishment To Reveal How Ordinary Human Beings Must Have A Safe Environment In Which Security Is Subordinate To Care Of The Planet And Its Delicate Ecosystems. Locating Environmental Security -- Environmental Insecurity: Ecological Exacerbations Of Underdevelopment -- Environmental Degradation -- Environmental Insecurity -- The Defence Of Environmental Insecurity -- Security: From What And For Whom? -- The Concept Of Security -- A (very) Brief History Of National Security -- National Security And Strategy -- New Security Issues: The Old Guard Looks For New Targets -- Energy Security -- Economic Security -- Food Security -- The Environment As A Security Issue -- Common And Comprehensive Security -- Redefining Security: What's At Stake? -- Environmental Degradation And Conflict: Conscripting The Voice Of Dissent -- Resource Wars -- Water Wars -- Population, Environment And Conflict -- The Project On Environment, Population And Security -- Theoretical Deficiencies -- Policies For Pollution And The Pollution Of Policy -- The Us National Security Strategy -- The Us Department Of Defense -- The Us State Department -- (re)securing The State -- The Biggest Of Institutional Challenges: The Military -- War And The Environment -- Preparing For War And The Environment -- Meeting The Challenge -- Risks, Risk, And Some Opportunities -- Ecological Security: An Alternative Security Strategy -- Ecology And Security -- Ecology, Resilience And Security -- Ecology And Sovereignty -- When Ecological Problems Become Security Problems -- Concepts And The Contestation Of Security -- Environmental Security For People -- Reclaiming Security -- Environmental Security As Human Security. Jon Barnett. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 161-176) And Index.

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Rebranding Precarity Pop-up Culture asthe Seductive New Normal : Pop-up Culture as the Seductive New Normal Ella Harris Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Place of publication not identified, 2020

'Pop-up' is a fully-fledged, new urbanism. Celebrated as a flexible and exciting new form of place making, pop-up culture includes temporary or nomadic sites such as cinemas, container malls, supper clubs, even pop-up housing and is now ubiquitous in cities across the world. But what are the stakes of the 'pop-up' city? Traversing a wealth of fascinating case studies, __Rebranding Precarity__ shows how pop-up works to rebrand insecurity and encourages us to embrace precarity as the new normal. Revealing how urban crisis has particular temporal and spatial characteristics, defined by uncertainty, instability, fractures and gaps, it illuminates how those markers of crisis have been optimistically reimagined over the last few years, through an examination of seven logics that rebrand insecurity including within housing, labour economies and gentrifying areas. In doing so, it paints a frightening picture of how crisis conditions have become not just accepted, but are in fact desired, in today's metropolis.

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Modernising super-exploitation : restructuring South African agriculture Tessa Marcus London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J., USA: Zed Books Ltd., London, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., USA, England, 1989

Tessa Marcus. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [196]-199.

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The greening of business in developing countries : rhetoric, reality, and prospects Peter Utting; United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Zed Books; Zed Books in association with UNRISD; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave, London, New York, ©2002

xx, 312 p. : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and index

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The Delusions of Economics : The Misguided Certainties of a Hazardous Science Gilbert Rist Bloomsbury UK, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2011

In The Delusions of Economics, Gilbert Rist presents a radical critique of neoclassical economics from a social and historical perspective. Rather than enter into existing debates between different orthodoxies, Rist instead explores the circumstances that prevailed when economics was'invented', and the resultant biases that helped forge the construction of economics as a'science'. In doing so, Rist demonstrates how these various presuppositions are either obsolete or just plain wrong, and that traditional economics is largely based on irrational convictions that are difficult to debunk due to their'religious'nature. As a result, we are prevented from properly understanding the world around us and dealing with the financial, environmental, and climatic crises that lie ahead. Provocative and original, this essential book provides incontrovertible proof that the construction of a new economic paradigm - pluralistic, ecologically compatible, grounded in reality - has now become a necessity.

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Land, God, and guns : Settler colonialism and masculinity in the American heartland Levi Gahman Zed Books; Bloomsbury, 1, PT, 2020

This book is an antidote to the forms of American nationalism, masculinity, exceptionalism, and self-anointed prowess that are currently being flexed on the global stage. Through a fascinating combination of ethnographic research across seven US states and the application of postcolonial, anti-racist, feminist and poststructuralist theories, __Land, God, and Guns__ reveals how time-honoured rites of passage associated with taken-for-granted notions of manhood in the American Heartland are constitutive of a constellation of colonial worldviews, capitalist logics, gender essentialisms, ethnocentric religious beliefs, jingoistic populism, racial animus, and embodied violence. A constellation that, within the US, upholds a heteropatriarchal and racist ordering of life that both privileges and ultimately damages its main proliferators – white settler men. This is a detailed work that at once unravels rural white settler masculinity and the US state at their roots, whilst demonstrating why any analysis of the cultural production and social practice of masculinity in the United States must take into account the country's historical trajectories of imperialism, land dispossession, nation-state building, enslavement, extractive accumulation and valorisation of masculinist assertions of dominance.

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Sex, needs and queer culture : from liberation to the post-gay Doctor David Alderson Zed Books; Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury UK, London, 2016

The belief of many in the early sexual liberation movements was that capitalism's investment in the norms of the heterosexual family meant that any challenge to them was invariably anti-capitalist. In recent years, however, lesbian and gay subcultures have become increasingly mainstream and commercialized -- as seen, for example, in corporate backing for pride events -- while the initial radicalism of sexual liberation has given way to relatively conservative goals over marriage and adoption rights. Meanwhile, queer theory has critiqued this 'homonormativity', or assimilation, as if some act of betrayal had occurred. In Sex, Needs and Queer Culture, David Alderson seeks to account for these shifts in both queer movements and the wider society, and argues powerfully for a distinctive theoretical framework. Through a critical reassessment of the work of Herbert Marcuse, as well as the cultural theorists Raymond Williams and Alan Sinfield, Alderson asks whether capitalism is progressive for queers, evaluates the distinctive radicalism of the counterculture as it has mutated into queer, and distinguishes between avant-garde protest and subcultural development. In doing so, the book offers new directions for thinking about sexuality and its relations to the broader project of human liberation

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No Hiding Place: Child Sex Tourism And The Role Of Extra-territorial Legislation Seabrook, Jeremy, 1939- Zed Books ; in association with ECPAT Europe Law Enforcement Group ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's, London, New York, Amsterdam, ©2000

This Work Examines International Cooperation To End The Practice Of Child Sexual Abusers Travelling As Tourists To Countries In The Third World And Eastern Europe Where Children Are Particularly Vulnerable. 1 Tracing The Street-children 9 -- 2 Buying Girls In Manila 14 -- 3 Community Benefactor 19 -- 4 On The Holiday Island 23 -- 5 A Conflict Of Interests 28 -- 6 Tangled Responsibilities 34 -- 7 Violence Of The 'child-lovers' 41 -- 8 Reign Of Terror In Iloilo 46 -- 9 Silence Of The Authorities 53 -- 10 A Network Of Corruption 58 -- 11 Teacher And The Thai Boy 64 -- 12 Escape Of A Dangerous Man 70 -- 13 A Culture Clash 72 -- 14 Ambassador And The Street-boys 81 -- 15 Escape To Japan 88 -- 16 Case Of The United Kingdom 93. Jeremy Seabrook. In Association With Ecpat Europe Law Enforcement Group, Amsterdam. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [134]) And Index.

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Enforcing silence : academic freedom, Palestine and the criticism of Israel David Landy; Ronit Lentin; Conor McCarthy (editors) Zed Books; Bloomsbury, London, UK, 2020

"Academic freedom is under siege, as our universities become the sites of increasingly fraught battles over freedom of speech. While much of the public debate has focussed on ‘no platforming’ by students, this overlooks the far graver threat posed by concerted efforts to silence the critical voices of both academics and students, through the use of bureaucracy, legal threats and online harassment. Such tactics have conspicuously been used, with particularly virulent effect, in an attempt to silence academic criticism of Israel. This collection uses the controversies surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a means of exploring the limits placed on academic freedom in a variety of different national contexts. It looks at how the increased neoliberalisation of higher education has shaped the current climate, and considers how academics and their universities should respond to these new threats. Bringing together new and established scholars from Palestine and the wider Middle East as well as the US and Europe, Enforcing Silence shows us how we can and must defend our universities as places for critical thinking and free expression"-- Provided by publisher

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