The No-nonsense Guide to HIV/AIDS

The No-nonsense Guide to HIV/AIDS
Author: Shereen Usdin
Publisher: Verso
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2003
Genre: AIDS (Disease)
ISBN: 9781859844595

Tells the story so far, looking at the origins of the desease, the way it spreads, and examining the profits made by drug companies, women's special vulnerability, and the positive action being taken by people and communities to fight back. [back cover].

The No-nonsense Guide to Women's Rights

The No-nonsense Guide to Women's Rights
Author: Nikki van der Gaag
Publisher: Verso
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2004
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781844675029

How much has life really changed for women during the last decade? Has the womens movement affected women all over the world? Has it changed womens relationships with men? Nikki van der Gaag answers these questions with hard, sometimes disturbing, evidence. Many women have made huge leaps forwardin legal rights, political representation, employment, education, healthbut beneath the surface the statistics are shocking. Vivid testimonies from women and men around the world explain why, especially in this post-feminist age, womens rights are still very much an issue for men and women alike. "She has made a special effort to correct many of the misconceptions and biases related to the feminist movement, to link the liberation of women who constitute half of society to the liberation of men and to the dispossessed majority living on earth." from the introduction by Nawal El Saadawi

The No-Nonsense Guide to World Health

The No-Nonsense Guide to World Health
Author: Shereen Usdin
Publisher: New Internationalist
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2007
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1904456650

A history of modern healthcare shows that public health is largely determined by socio-economic factors.

The No-Nonsense Guide to International Development

The No-Nonsense Guide to International Development
Author: Maggie Black
Publisher: New Internationalist
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2007-10-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1906523606

“Overseas aid” and “international development” are catch-all terms that cover a multitude of activities—and abuses. This guide explains what “development” actually is—and explores its political and economic roots. It shows what can happen in the name of development and argues for a more organic, social approach with those it seeks to serve as equal partners in the process. Maggie Black has written books for the Oxford University Press, UNICEF, and Oxfam. She has worked as a consultant for UNICEF, Anti-Slavery International, and WaterAid, among others, and has written for the Guardian, The Economist, and BBC World Service.

The No-nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity

The No-nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity
Author: Vanessa Baird
Publisher: New Internationalist
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2007
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1904456642

Demystifies all the colors of the sexual rainbow, tracking the campaigns for rights and equality worldwide.

The No-nonsense Guide to Islam

The No-nonsense Guide to Islam
Author: Ziauddin Sardar
Publisher: Verso
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781859844540

Even before 11 September 2001, Muslims were generally viewed in the West as enemies of "freedom" and "progress". Yet there is far more to Islam than the stereotypical Occidental view. This No-Nonsense Guide looks at how Islam, a complex faith and civilization, can reconcile itself with the twenty-first century. Critically minded Muslims everywhere are rethinking and reformulating Islam as a contemporary moral and ethical force. Merryl Wyn Davies and Zia Sardar explain the Islamic worldview, examining the Qur'an and Islamic law (sharia), Islam in history, Islam's relationship with the West and its contemporary nature. They analyse the struggle within the faith for a more humane and holistic interpretation of their religion; examine the issues surrounding women, democracy, and economic development; and suggest how we can all move forward after 9/11.

The No-nonsense Guide to Global Media

The No-nonsense Guide to Global Media
Author: Peter Steven
Publisher: Verso
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2003
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781859845813

The power and influence of the mass media grows daily, crucially affecting the way all of us see and understand each other. The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media introduces readers to the political economy of the major mediafilm, television, radio, recording, publishing and the Internet. Peter Steven looks at the ever greater concentration of ownership and at the convergence of technologies and media functions. At the same time, he emphasizes the diversity of local media production and media around the world. The media is more than the economics of ownership and the technology of production, he stresses; it is also audiences, in all their annoying and wonderful diversity.