The No Nonsense Guide To Indigenous Peoples

Author : Lotte Hughes
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859844380
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Indigenous Peoples written by Lotte Hughes and published by Verso. This book was released on 2003 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous peoples have long suffered from exoticization. Outsiders elevate their beauty, remoteness and difference and do not see beyond this to the real problems they face. The No-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous Peoples looks beyond the exotic images, tracing the stories of different indigenous peoples from their first (and often fatal) contact with explorers and colonizers. Much of this history is told here by indigenous people themselves.They vividly describe why land and the natural world are so special to them; how it feels to be snatched from your family as a child because the government wants to "make you white"; why they are demanding that museums must return the bones of their ancestors; how can they retain their traditional culture while moving with the times; and what kinds of development are positive. This short guide discusses all this and more, raising countless issues for debate.

Author : Lotte Hughes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781771130585
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous Peoples, 2nd edition written by Lotte Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first edition of theÊNo-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous PeoplesÊwas published in 2003, much has changed. The United Nations General Assembly has adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous rights have become an increasingly important subject in international law, with BoliviaÍs first indigenous president, Evo Morales, arguing on the international stage from an indigenous perspective, and introducing policies benefiting indigenous communities through land reforms and redistribution of wealth. Moreover, there has been a surge in indigenous activism and advocacy, with the growth of a global indigenous rights industry, the effects of which are not always positive. This updated edition reflects the changing context and examines the developments as well as the tensions and contradictions, and includes as many direct voices as possible.

Author : Lotte Hughes
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ISBN 13 : 9781926662985
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous Peoples, Second Edition written by Lotte Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition of an important guide to Indigenous Peoples.

Author : Lotte Hughes
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ISBN 13 : 9781780260730
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous People written by Lotte Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide looks beyond the exotic images tracing the story of different indigenous people from their first contact with explorers and colonizers to the present day. Much of this story is told by the indigenous people themselves and they present the issues behind the challenge to give them their own space in their own lands.

Author : Maggie Black
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781844675098
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Water written by Maggie Black and published by Verso. This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water sustains life: without it, humans cannot survive for more than a few days. And yet this precious fluid is becoming increasingly politicized as the debates about control and ownership of water itself, and of the many organizations which govern its use, gain force. Maggie Black explores the many roles water plays in human life and, as the defense of water rights looks set to become an explosive issue, provides a clear overview on the vital issues of distribution, technology, irrigation, land use and commodification.

Author : Peter Steven
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859845813
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Global Media written by Peter Steven and published by Verso. This book was released on 2003 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Jonathan Barker
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859844335
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Terrorism written by Jonathan Barker and published by Verso. This book was released on 2003 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorist or freedom fighter? Analyzing the causes and contexts of terrorism the world over, Barker guides readers through the moral and political theories justifying and guiding terrorist acts.

Author : Jeremy Seabrook
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859845660
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to World Poverty written by Jeremy Seabrook and published by Verso. This book was released on 2003 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the turn of the new millennium, the United Nations determined that world poverty would be halved by 2015. International agencies are all committed to "poverty abatement." The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have renamed their structural adjustment policies "poverty reduction strategies." But can this work? No, argues Jeremy Seabrook, not if we fail to understand the meaning of poverty. Drawing on testimonies from around the world, as well as on the hard facts, he challenges the assumption that wealth overcomes poverty, and demonstrates that the opposite of "poor" is not "rich" but "self-reliant." Appealing passionately for a shared sense of "sufficiency," he gives verbal snapshots of people's lives to show how poverty shifts, changes and endures in response to the growth of wealth.

Author : Ziauddin Sardar
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859844540
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Islam written by Ziauddin Sardar and published by Verso. This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Shereen Usdin
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859844595
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to HIV/AIDS written by Shereen Usdin and published by Verso. This book was released on 2003 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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].