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Glamour Glamour
Women, History, Feminism
Carol Dyhouse


'In her relish for brassy blondes, gutsy flamboyance and tinsel vulgarity, Dyhouse writes like a woman who knows her way around the lipstick counter and the flea market. She shows how a parade in the trappings of glamour expressed aspiration and assertion at odds with mousy, unobtrusive conformity. Glamour was a cynical business, but also a shriek of camp defiance. All fur coat and no knickers. Dyhouse has whipped the stopper from a vintage bottle of 'Evening in Paris' and conjured a vanished world - cheap, a little tarty, but impossible to forget.' - Amanda Vickery, Professor in History, Royal Holloway, University of London, Author of Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England (Yale, 2009)
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Zapatistas Zapatistas
Rebellion from the Grassroots to the Global
Alex Khasnabish

'A remarkable achievement! Alex Khasnabish has written the clearest, most comprehensive account to-date of the origins, innovations, and significance of the Zapatista movement, on local, national, and global scales. This is a must-read for students, scholars, activists, and anyone who believes another world is truly possible.' - Jeffrey S. Juris, Arizona State University
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The Truth About Trade The Truth About Trade
The Real Impact of Liberalization
Clive George

'Clive George was at the centre of the EU's ten-year research programme into the impacts of trade liberalization. Now he is able to reveal the true findings of that research. This careful assessment of the evidence shows how trade liberalization threatens economic development, anti-poverty programmes and environmental sustainability in the vast majority of developing countries, with potentially catastrophic results. This book is an important corrective to the myth that free trade will lift millions out of poverty. It should become required reading for all people seeking to understand the truth about trade.' - John Hilary, Executive Director, War on Want
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Africa's Development Impasse Africa's Development Impasse
Rethinking the Political Economy of Transformation
Stefan Andreasson

'A bold and imaginative reflection, in the context of southern Africa, on what the post-development injunction to seek alternatives to development can actually mean. This book contains the most sensitive and nuanced treatment of post-development thinking I have read. I highly recommend this volume not just to Africanists, but to all those who, with an open mind, are willing to reconsider just what the ‘development’ enterprise is and might be.' - Richard Sandbrook, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto
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Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance
The Power of Story
Eric Selbin

'People choose to resist and rebel and people make revolutions. They do this in no small measure by making stories, stories that also make them people. Eric Selbin, author of these words, is the leading advocate for the undeniable centrality of the human side of culture, agency, and identity in the study of revolutions today. This work, beautifully written and subtly powerful in its surprising messages for scholars and activists, fully lives up to the promise of its title, from its first page to its eloquent conclusions. Written with passion and humanity, it is for anyone interested in understanding why people matter in projects of radical social change, in the past and into the not so foreseeable future.' - John Foran, Professor of Sociology, UC Santa Barbara
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Muslim Spaces of Hope Muslim Spaces of Hope
Geographies of Possibility in Britain and the West
Edited by Richard Phillips

'This is a very important and interesting book. When talking about "Muslims in the West" one understands, through the different authors and approaches, that the main challenges are neither religious nor theological, and that it is time to speak out about issues such as racism, mistrust, unemployment, discrimination and empowerment. The West and Muslims will only be able to create true 'spaces of hope' by addressing the real challenges, and this is why this book is precious and relevant.' - Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Islamic Studies, Oxford University
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Global Governance and Biopolitics Global Governance and Biopolitics
Regulating Human Security
David Roberts

'Driven by the spectre of preventable poverty and suffering, David Roberts delivers a devastating critique of the neoliberal global order. As a way of bridging the global life-chance divide, Roberts provides a persuasive argument in support of human security as a mobilising and emancipatory concept. This is a must read for all those interested not only in social justice but the means by which social protection can be applied globally.' - Professor Mark Duffield, Director, Global Insecurities Centre, University of Bristol
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The Development Dictionary - New Edition The Development Dictionary - New Edition
A Guide to Knowledge as Power (New Edition)
Edited by Wolfgang Sachs

'Unique...the book is a scream of pain from the receiving end of a process experienced as cultural genocide.' - Guardian

'The Development Dictionary questions the whole basis for twentieth century development through a series of brilliantly written essays by leading writers from around the world.' - Resurgence
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Megacities Megacities
The Politics of Urban Exclusion and Violence in the Global South
Kees Koonings & Dirk Kruijt

The twenty-first century is set to be the stage for the massive urbanization of the world's population. Particularly, the so-called 'megacities' around the world are rapidly becoming the scene for deprivation and exclusion. Featuring case studies from across the globe, Megacities examines recent world-wide trends in poverty and social exclusion, urban violence and politics.
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The Deadly Ideas of Neoliberalism The Deadly Ideas of Neoliberalism
How the IMF has Undermined Public Health and the Fight Against AIDS
Rick Rowden

'This book is an extraordinary achievement. It includes a careful study of the political economy of HIV/AIDS and a clear explanation of the economic policies associated with neoliberalism and the IMF. Rowden shows that neoliberalism and IMF policies bear a significant responsibility for the limitations of health policies and budgets in the poor countries and, especially, for the insufficiencies of prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.' - Professor Alfredo Saad Filho, Head of Department of Development Studies SOAS
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The Trouble with Capitalism - NEW EDITION The Trouble with Capitalism - NEW EDITION
An Enquiry into the Causes of Global Economic Failure
Harry Shutt

'Shutt [has] a message for every saver and investor: a crash of 1929 proportions is almost inevitable' - Dan Atkinson in The Guardian (on the first edition of this book)
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Struggles for Citizenship in Africa Struggles for Citizenship in Africa
Bronwen Manby

'This is a sharp, concise and convincing analysis of the ruthless manipulation of the idea of citizenship by Africa’s rulers. Manby brilliantly exposes the large scale legalised discrimination and disenfranchisement which underlie many of today’s political conflicts in Africa. A must read for policymakers and any serious student of African politics.' - Tom Porteous, author of 'Britain in Africa'
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The Audacity of Races and Genders The Audacity of Races and Genders
A personal and global story of the Obama election
Zillah Eisenstein

'Zillah Eisenstein is no armchair analyst. She is a street activist with a globality of vision that sculpts a third dimension in our understanding of things. She writes with Jane Austen's pen, Angela Davis' heart, and Hannah Arendt's mind. From streets of Philadelphia to the campaign headquarters of Florida, from South Africa to Sweden, Zillah Eisenstein’s sisterhood to noble causes is the bone marrow of her convictions and insights. Her Audacity of Races and Genders is the thick description, a people’s history, of a presidential election that will mark our generation for generations to come.' - Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University in New York
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The Priest of Paraguay The Priest of Paraguay
Fernando Lugo and the Making of a Nation
Hugh O'Shaughnessy and Edgar Venerando Ruiz Diaz

'Paraguay has been a disgrace even by the ugly standards of US domination of Latin America. The election of Fernando Lugo offers a promising opportunity for it to break the chains, and to join much of the rest of South America towards what may be a brighter future for the vast majority who have suffered repression and misery, and in particular for the indigenous population, now rising throughout the subcontinent, which has become in many ways the most exciting part of the world. There could be no one better placed to bring these events to the general public than Hugh O'Shaughnessy. His work on Latin America has been outstanding in its historical depth, subtle insight and sympathetic understanding of the travails of the population, and the intricacies of the domestic structures and international environment.' - Noam Chomsky
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The Middle East The Middle East
The Politics of the Sacred and Secular
Shahrough Akhavi

"In a sweeping survey of political ideas from early Islam until now, from Ibn Taymiyya to Shariati and Shahrur, this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of how the Middle East has discussed such fundamental notions as authority, individual, society, and the state. Navigating between political history and political ideas, this is an engaging exercise in the Middle Eastern sociology of knowledge." - Asef Bayat, Professor of Sociology and Middle East Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands
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The United Nations and Civil Society The United Nations and Civil Society
Legitimating Global Governance - Whose Voice?
Nora McKeon

'Nora McKeon's book is a masterful investigation of how and why the UN system is (slowly) opening up to civil society - a key development in global governance. This is a major contribution and a rare bridge between academic scholarship and policy debate' - Mario Pianta, Professor of Economic Policy, University of Urbino, Italy

'This book is a tonic recipe for reinvigorating the UN by opening up its forums to the social actors most dramatically affected by globalization. This is required reading for all those concerned with global governance' - Henri Carsalade, President, Agropolis International


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Communication for Another Development Communication for Another Development
Listening before Telling
Wendy Quarry and Ricardo Ramirez

'Personal, funny and entertaining, this book provides a better insight into the value, potential - and ultimately hugely frustrating practice - of using communication to listen rather than tell than any I’ve come across for a very long time. Anyone interested in development will learn much from this book. Those working or interested in using communication in development could usefully place it on their required reading list.' - James Deane, Head of Policy, BBC World Service Trust

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Climate Change in Africa Climate Change in Africa
Camilla Toulmin

'Camilla Toulmin combines a deep and nuanced knowledge of African society with a profound grasp of the impact of climate change on that continent. Covering both threats and opportunities, she shows how, for good or ill, climate change will be a new and critical driver in the next phase of African development. In the run up to the Copenhagen climate summit, this book should be required reading for anyone wishing to get to grips with the multiple interconnections between climate change and development in the world's poorest continent.' - Duncan Green, Head of Research, Oxfam


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Egypt Egypt
The Moment of Change
Edited by Rabab El Mahdi and Philip Marfleet

'Combines passion, scholarship and vision - a focused snapshot of this troubled moment in Egypt’s history with a competent resumé of how we got here. Its passion, clarity of thought and its vision should be an important contribution to the change we Egyptians know we have to make happen.' - Ahdaf Soueif


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Thinking about Development Thinking about Development
Bjorn Hettne

This book is a concise and accessible introduction to development thinking, contemporary development theory and practice and - a critical analysis of the values that lie behind them. Hettne argues that schools of development thinking should be historically contextualized, not presented as evolving towards a universal theory. The book will present development as an 'essentially contested concept', that has meant a number of things at various times to different people in different places.
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The Social Economy The Social Economy
International Perspectives on Economic Solidarity
Edited by Ash Amin

'This valuable collection of studies on the Social Economy makes a notable contribution to understanding about a developing mode of production in different parts of the world, representing a new way to those fighting for a society in which liberty and equality are not in contradiction to each other.' - Paul Singer, Secretary of State for the Solidarity Economy, Brazil
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Learning for Development Learning for Development
Hazel Johnson and Gordon Wilson

'I commend Johnson and Wilson for this excellent book in which they reflect on the role that learning can play in development. It deals with complex issues in a style that is both considered and clear; critical and committed. It should be required reading for those who unreflectively "do development"' - Simon McGrath, Professor of International Education and Development, Nottingham
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Science and Technology for Development Science and Technology for Development
James Smith

'This is one of the rare books I have read which brings out the complex web of relationships among science, technology and development with great clarity and originality' - Prof M S Swaminathan, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Chairman, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation


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Body Politics in Development Body Politics in Development
Critical Debates in Gender and Development
Wendy Harcourt

'Body Politics in Development is about a lot more than "development."This is a book about today's complex international feminist movements. Anyone interested in learning who are the major crafters of feminist discourses, feminist strategies and feminist alliances will be made smarter by reading Wendy Harcourt's deeply informed book.' - Cynthia Enloe, author of 'The Curious Feminist'
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Women and War in the Middle East Women and War in the Middle East
Transnational Perspectives
Edited by Nadje Sadig Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt

'Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt bring together here some of the smartest feminist analysts of war and militarism in the Middle East. Together they show not only the profound effects of war and militarism on women's lives, but how asking feminist questions can make us all smarter about what causes and perpetuates both.' - Cynthia Enloe, author of The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in the New Age of Empire


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Living Silence in Burma Living Silence in Burma
Surviving under Military Rule (Second edition)
Christina Fink

'Living Silence is particularly valuable for its study of the psychological effects of military rule on the people of Burma. The real struggle in Burma is the struggle between the desire to opt for the easy option of submitting to the demands of the powers that be and the commitment that leads to the hard road of resisting the threats and blandishments of a ruthless regime. By exploring the impact of military rule on the lives of ordinary people against a broad historical and social backdrop, Christina Fink makes an important contribution towards an understanding of the root causes of the problems and choices that the people of Burma are facing today.' - Aung San Suu Kyi
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Dowry Dowry
Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice
Edited by Dr Tamsin Bradley, Dr Emma Tomalin and Dr Mangala Subramaniam

Bringing a unique diversity of perspectives from leading academics and activists, this book opens up the term 'Dowry' to undertake a study of its role in various communities across the world from the practice of 'mehr' amongst Muslim societies, the role of the dowry in Bangladesh, and its position in the wider diasporic populations globally. The groundbreaking, multidisciplinary book is essential reading for students, policymakers, practitioners and activists alike.


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Celebrity and the Environment Celebrity and the Environment
Fame, Wealth and Power in Conservation
Dan Brockington

'This is a fascinating and important book, which also happens to be funny and beautifully written. Dan Brockington presents a challenge we cannot duck to everyone with an interest in conservation and the environment.' - George Monbiot

'International development has become sexy, environmentalism convenient, and saving the world has never seemed so easy (yet so remote). This book will be invaluable for anyone who wants to understand why celebrity activism has become inextricable from global social movements.' - Lisa Ann Richey, Roskilde University and Stefano Ponte, Danish Institute for International Studies

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A People Betrayed A People Betrayed
The Role of the West in Rwanda's Genocide
Linda Melvern

'The best overall account of the background to the genocide, and the failure to prevent it, is Linda Melvern's A People Betrayed ... She discovered so much that we did not know, and her book remains one of the best sources available.' - Lt. Gen Romeo Dallaire, Force Commander United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda, UNAMIR. October 1993-August 1994 and author of Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda

Read more reviews of 'A People Betrayed' on Linda Melvern's website here


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Religion in Development Religion in Development
Severine Deneulin with Masooda Bano

'In the excellent work of Severine Deneulin and Masooda Bano we now have a new basis, firmly rooted in good judgment and buttressed by the best research, for bringing religion in to the mainstream of development policy and research ... With its clear style and abundance of telling examples, this book will be indispensable to policymakers, practitioners and academics working in development.' - David Lehmann, Cambridge University
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The End of Certainty The End of Certainty
Towards a New Internationalism
Stephen Chan

'This is a gloriously ambitious book. No one has done anything like it ... Forget Francis Fukuyama and Samuel Huntington. Stephen Chan is the public intellectual with his finger on the global pulse.' - Baroness Helena Kennedy

'This important book is like a circle crossed by woven threads, it is a window to the world as much as a mirror to the self. Profound and refreshing.' - Tariq Ramadan
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America's Backyard America's Backyard
The United States and Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to the War on Terror
Grace Livingstone

'Grace Livingstone's admirable study shows why US policy towards Latin America needs to change both urgently and substantially. Packed with telling information and written with both verve and attention to detail, this book addresses the key issues in a perennially uneven and generally unjust relationship. Readers coming to the theme for the first time will benefit from a lucid synthesis of the voluminous literature in the field, whilst those more familiar with Pan-American affairs will find much useful material and discussion on developments in recent years.' - James Dunkerley, professor of Latin American politics, former director of the Institute of the Americas, University of London


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Africa Africa
The Politics of Suffering and Smiling
Patrick Chabal

'In this compassionate, elegantly written book Patrick Chabal argues that mainstream political science, political theory and economics fail to do justice to the complexities of African social life. In their place, he offers an interdisciplinary, interpretive approach that offers sensitive insights into contemporary political realities from the point of view of the people who suffer and strive through them.' - Tim Kelsall, Editor, African Affairs


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Unholy Trinity Unholy Trinity
The IMF, World Bank and WTO (Second Edition)
Richard Peet

"Seattle, Genoa and Prague have etched the centrality of the IMF, the IBRD and the WTO into our consciousness. Unholy Trinity charts the contours and the reach of these global regulatory institutions and how they serve as a fortress for the prevailing neoliberal theory of globalization." - Michael Watts, Director, Institute of International Studies, University of California
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Conscientious Objection Conscientious Objection
Resisting Militarized Society
Edited by Ozgur Heval Cinar and Coskun Usterci

"This Turkish-oriented comparative study of conscientious objection to military service is illuminating, while exhibiting the courage of morally motivated individuals who defy coercive governments. In essence, this fine multi-authored volume challenges readers to assess the nature of good citizenship in the 21st Century." - Richard Falk, Professor, Princeton University.
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Life After Violence Life After Violence
A People's Story of Burundi
Peter Uvin

'A unique and much-needed view from below. Peter Uvin gives a voice to Burundi's youth and offers refreshing and challenging new insights into conflict dynamics in the Great Lakes.' - Filip Reyntjens, University of Antwerp


'Peter Uvin's book goes beyond the usual categorizations to reveal a much less romantic, more complex, more brutal and more hopeful image of society in Burundi. It presents a challenging local understanding of the different dimensions of the peacebuilding agenda, making it a thought-provoking must-read for anyone interested in the area' - Beatrice Pouligny, CERI/Sciences Po Paris & Georgetown University


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Big Business, Poor Peoples Big Business, Poor Peoples
How Transnational Corporations Damage the World's Poor (New Updated Edition)
John Madeley

'Authoritative and highly readable. Madeley names the names and tells the stories to provide a clear answer to those who cling to the myth that foreign investment, transnational corporations, the IMF, the World Bank and UNDP are an answer to the prayers of the poor. An excellent book that should be read by everyone committed to ending global poverty.' - David C. Korten, The People-Centered Development
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Development and the African Diaspora Development and the African Diaspora
Place and the Politics of Home
Claire Mercer, Ben Page & Martin Evans

'This engaging and well-written book offers a richly empirical analysis of the roles of diaspora associations in development back home. Ultimately, the book requires us to rethink many assumptions about the migration-development nexus for Africa, recentering the discussion on nuances, context, heterogeneity, and the everyday lives of people who make these long journeys' - Garth Myers, Kansas University


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Policing Post-Conflict Cities Policing Post-Conflict Cities
Alice Hills

'Policing Post Conflict Cities is an engaging and provocative enquiry into the most basic of political challenges - the recontruction of 'order' and the provision of 'security' in post conflict urban locales. Here Alice Hills invites us to think way beyond current orthodoxies and to base our theories instead on the fluid and ambigious practices emerging from Bagdad, Basra, Kinshasa, Kigali and others. Policing Post-Conflict Cities will appeal to an audience who values critical scholarship.' - Elrena Van Der Spuy, University of Cape Town


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Pluralist Economics Pluralist Economics
Edward Fullbrook

'The call for a post-autistic economics expressed the frustration of students worldwide with a discipline that fails to engage actual economic problems, such as unemployment, inequality and financial crisis. In Pluralist Economics, Edward Fullbrook and his coauthors present the case for an eclectic, diverse, tolerant and relevant alternative. They show with special clarity how pluralism actually works in other disciplines, notably physics, and the value of metaphor and narrative in making arguments in social science persuasive.' - James K. Galbraith, University of Texas at Austin


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Feminism and War Feminism and War
Confronting U.S. Imperialism
Edited by Robin L. Riley, Chandra Talpade Mohanty and Minnie Bruce Pratt

'A cogent, passionate and damning anti-racist feminist exposè and dissection of the politics of contemporary US warmongering and its devastating impacts. An essential reference point for all those committed to mobilising against imperialist capitalism, war and globalisation' - Ailbhe Smyth, Senior Lecturer, Women's Studies, UCD.


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The Trouble with Aid The Trouble with Aid
Why Less Could Mean More for Africa
Jonathan Glennie

'Jonathan Glennie's excellent and immensely readable new book presents a compelling case for those of us who care about Africa not to demand ever more aid, but rather to seek the more fundamental changes in the global economy which could reduce dependency on aid and contribute to the ultimate eradication of poverty.' - David Woodward, former head of New Global Economy Programme, nef

'The Trouble with aid certainly hits the spot. A concise and forthright critique and summary of the aid dilemma, its lack of prohibitive jargon and lofty rhetoric afford it wide and deserved appeal.' - New Agriculturalist

Read Jonathan Glennie's new blog www.thetroublewithaid.org.


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East Asian Sexualities East Asian Sexualities
Modernity, Gender & New Sexual Cultures
Stevi Jackson, Liu Jieyu & Woo Juhyun

This book paints a vivid picture of women's active involvement in reshaping intimate and public sexual life in East Asia. In bringing together exciting new feminist research on sexuality from East Asia and making it available to a wider audience, East Asian Sexualities unsettles stereotypes, rectifies lack of awareness and demonstrates that East Asia matters.


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Algeria Since 1989 Algeria Since 1989
Between Terror and Democracy
James D. Le Sueur

'Le Sueur's study is the most historically comprehensive, analytically insightful, and intellectually honest account of Algeria's dramatic and tumultuous last two decades available in any language. That it is written in crisp and accessible prose makes it valuable to both specialists and general audiences alike. Based on many years of close study of the country, the author unveils the many contradictions, complexities, and conflicts that continue to plague North Africa's most important political actor whose fate has implications for the Mediterranean region and beyond.' - John P. Entelis, Fordham University
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Dangerous Brown Men Dangerous Brown Men
Exploiting Sex, Violence and Feminism in the 'War on Terror'
Gargi Bhattacharyya

'This is a thought provoking book. It challenges common assumptions about the global social and political environment we face, both in the west and at a global level. In doing so it gives voice to a critical perspective that needs to be heard and critically discussed.' - John Solomos, City University London

'This is an important and nuanced discussion of the `war on terror' as a cultural project which deploys sexualized racisms as its method. We are asked to stand against the rhetoric of transnational security and instead build alternative global publics to reject the `open secrets' that make us unwilling actors in this horrific war.'
- Zillah Eisenstein


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Lula of Brazil Lula of Brazil
The Story So Far
Richard Bourne

'President Lula is perhaps the most elusive figure to have reached the top of Brazilian politics, and Richard Bourne's fine study of the man and his background is a well-researched and illuminating report. This is a trenchant, warts-and-all account of Lula's career' - Richard Gott

'Richard Bourne has produced a clear-eyed and eminently readable biography; this book is a fine introduction to the politics of modern Brazil' - Hugh O'Shaughnessy


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The Environmental Responsibility Reader The Environmental Responsibility Reader
Edited by Martin Reynolds, Chris Blackmore and Mark J. Smith

'This collection brings together in one place key texts of leading thinkers in environmental ethics. No one who takes environmental responsibility seriously will want to be without this book.' - Ruth Chadwick, Director, ESRC Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (Cesagen) Cardiff University

'Inspiration, ethics and pragmatic reflection on why we have reached the crisis we face today and tomorrow. This kind of deep thinking will be key to whether we can shift to become global citizens with an eye to the future.' - Dr Camilla Toulmin, Director, International Institute for Environment and Development
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Soil Not Oil Soil Not Oil
Climate Change, Peak Oil and Food Insecurity
Vandana Shiva

'One of the world's most prominent radical scientists' - The Guardian

'Shiva has devoted her life to fighting for the rights of ordinary people in India. Her fierce intellect and her disarmingly friendly, accessible manner have made her a valuable advocate for people all over the developing world.' - Ms Magazine

'The South's best known environmentalist.'
- New Internationalist

'Shiva is a burst of creative energy, an intellectual power.'
- The Progressive
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Can We Afford the Future? Can We Afford the Future?
The Economics of a Warming World
Frank Ackerman

‘Frank Ackerman provides the ammunition that advocates of strong climate policy need to debunk the conclusion that stabilizing our future climate is 'too expensive'.' - Stephen H. Schneider, Stanford University

'This book is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the major economic debates around the major new long-term challenge of our times - global warming. Frank Ackerman has done us all a great service with this very accessible critical survey of the varied and complicated issues involved.' - Jomo Kwame Sundaram, UN Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development

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Kyoto2 Kyoto2
How to Manage the Global Greenhouse
Oliver Tickell

'The most intelligent treatment of the politics and economics of climate change I have ever read. Brilliant, clear and unanswerable’ George Monbiot

'Elegantly simple and eminently workable, this is a proposal that could change the world. Kyoto2 should be read by anyone with an interest in climate change policy.' - Mark Lynas


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The Corporate Greenhouse The Corporate Greenhouse
Climate Change Policy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in a Globalizing World
Yda Schreuder

'Schreuder authoritatively surveys the political and economic hurdles facing efforts to reduce carbon emissions, establish carbon-trading schemes, and combat slow global warming-with special emphasis on the roles and responsibilities of transnational corporations. I recommend it highly: it is vital, insightful reading for anyone interested in carbon trading, climate mitigation, international relations, and the pervasive role of mega-corporations in our world today.' - William F. Laurance, Senior Research Scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama


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The Enemy of Nature The Enemy of Nature
The End of Capitalism or the End of the World?
Joel Kovel

'A terrific read...this book is "vital" in the most profound meaning of that word.' - Review of Radical Political Economics

'Full of insights into the relationship between ecological degradation and capitalist expansion, this is a must-read for thinkers and activists.'
- Walden Bello

'The ultimate antagonist of capital is not labor but nature… is capitalism setting the state for ecosocialist uprising?' - Ted Dace, CounterPunch, www.counterpunch.org

'A highly valuable book.' - Socialist Review

Read the Ecosocialist Manifesto by Joel Kovel and Michael Lowy

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