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  • The Consumption of Inequality

    Weapons of Mass Distraction

    by K. Halnon ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    The fads, fashions, and media in popular consumer culture frequently make recreational and ideological "fun" of poverty and lower class living. In this book, Halnon delineates how incarceration, segregation, stigmatization, cultural and social consecration, and carnivalization work in the production and consumption of inequality. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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  • God Is Red

    The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China

    by Liao Yiwu ...
    Translated by Wen Huang ...
    "A journalistic chronicle of how Christians survived the repressive Mao era as well as a glimpse into why their numbers are rising." — The Christian Science MonitorA Books & Culture Best Book of the YearWhen journalist Liao Yiwu first stumbled upon a vibrant Christian community in officially atheistic China, he knew little about Christianity. In fact, he'd been taught that religion was evil, and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • No Such Thing as a Free Gift

    The Gates Foundation and the Price of Philanthropy

    by Linsey McGoey ...
    Philanthro-capitalism: How charity became big businessThe charitable sector is one of the fastest-growing industries in the global economy. Nearly half of the more than 85,000 private foundations in the United States have come into being since the year 2000. Just under 5,000 more were established in 2011 alone. This deluge of philanthropy has helped create a world where billionaires wield more ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • NoNonsense International Development

    Illusions and Realities

    by Maggie Black ...
    "Development" is often misunderstood and can embrace everything from large infrastructure projects to small-scale environmental initiatives. The idea can often mask confusion, contradiction, deceit and corruption. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to know what development actually is. It covers all the key themes and critically suggests ways to bring the poor and marginalised into ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • In Their Own Hands

    How Savings Groups Are Revolutionizing Development

    by Jeffrey Ashe, Kyla Jagger Neilan ...
    Two and a half billion people worldwide, most of them desperately poor villagers, need a better way to save and to borrow. Even the most innovative banking institutions can’t reach them; savings groups can.In savings groups, members save what they can in a communal pot and loan their growing fund to each other for their short-term needs. Jeffrey Ashe and Kyla Neilan illustrate how these savings ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Living through Crises: How the Food, Fuel, and Financial Shocks Affect the Poor

    by Rasmus Heltberg, Naomi Hossain, Anna Reva ...
    What did the global food, fuel, and financial crises of 2008-11 mean to people living in the developing world? How did people cope with the crisis and how effective were they at averting major impacts? These are the questions addressed by this book, which emerged out of qualitative crisis monitoring initiatives carried out by IDS and the World Bank. As such, this is not a book about the causes of ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Faith in the Time of AIDS

    Religion, Biopolitics and Modernity in South Africa

    by Marian Burchardt ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book describes how Christian communities in South Africa have responded to HIV/AIDS and how these responses have affected the lives HIV-positive people, youth and broader communities. Drawing on Foucault and the sociology of knowledge, it explains how religion became influential in reshaping ideas about sexuality, medicine and modernity. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Children and Sustainable Development

    Ecological Education in a Globalized World

    Edited by Antonio M. Battro, Pierre Léna, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Joachim von Braun ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book addresses the changes in education practices, especially basic education, necessitated by the global challenges of climate change and sustainable development and in a context characterized by increasing poverty and inequality, migration and refugees.Written by a range of international scholars, scientists and grassroots practitioners from Africa, Latin America, Asia (India, China, ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • International Development Policy: Religion and Development

    Edited by G. Carbonnier ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The rise of fundamentalist movements in major religions has forced decision-makers, development organizations and academics to turn their attention to its meaning for development. Global scholars and practitioners examine these issues and fundamentally question the secular-religious dichotomy in development discourse and practice. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Future Directions in Social Development

    Edited by James Midgley, Manohar Pawar ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book invites readers to think about future directions in social development. The book succinctly presents the historical context and progress of social development. By reflecting on the Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals, it discusses the increasing global relevance of several critical themes and issues such as human rights and good governance, participation, peace, gender, ... Read more

    $152.99 USD

  • Caring in Crisis? Humanitarianism, the Public and NGOs

    by Irene Bruna Seu, Shani Orgad ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Drawing on an original UK-wide study of public responses to humanitarian issues and how NGOs communicate them, this timely book provides the first evidence-based psychosocial account of how and why people respond or not to messages about distant suffering. The book highlights what NGOs seek to achieve in their communications and explores how their approach and hopes match or don’t match what the ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Indigenous Peoples and Poverty

    An International Perspective

    Edited by Robyn Eversole, John-Andrew McNeish, Alberto D. Cimadamore ...
    Series series International Studies in Poverty Research
    This book brings together two of today's leading concerns in development policy - the urgent need to prioritize poverty reduction and the particular circumstances of indigenous peoples in both developing and industrialized countries. The contributors analyse patterns of indigenous disadvantage worldwide, the centrality of the right to self-determination, and indigenous people's own diverse ... Read more

    $39.99 USD