Global tensions : challenges and opportunities in the world economy / / edited by Lourdes Beneria and Savitri Bisnath

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784427403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-135-95264-7; 1-135-95265-5; 1-280-24204-3; 9786610242047; 0-203-01772-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BeneriaLourdes; BisnathSavitri <1965->
• Disciplina: 337
• Soggetti: Free trade; Foreign trade and employment; Globalization - Economic aspects; Globalization - Social aspects; Anti-globalization movement; International economic relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Toward a Stark Utopia?; 2 Tax Distortion in the Global Economy; 3 Human Rights and Corporate Profits; 4 Cross-Border Externalities and International Public Goods; 5 Financial-Sector Liberalization and the Asian Financial Crisis; 6 Developing Countries and the New Financial Architecture; 7 Globalization; 8 Biotechnology and Food Security; 9 The WTO, GATS, and TPRM; 10 Labor Standards, Women's Rights, Basic Needs; 11 Contesting Global Trade Rules; 12 Utilizing Interdisciplinarity to Analyze Global Socio-Economic Change; 13 Development and Productive Deprivation14 Promoting Women's Capabilities; 15 The Global City; 16 Urban Tensions; 17 Urban Transport and Tensions in Developing Countries; About the Authors; ; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Against the backdrop of demonstrations in Seattle, Porto Alegre and Genoa and within the context of growing resistances to free trade and the current global trends, Global Tensions takes a close look at the challenges posed by the processes of globalization at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Composed of original essays by renowned scholars, this volume explores controversial topics such as free trade, women's rights, labor standards, the World Trade Organization and global tensions.

The hate handbook : oppressors, victims, and fighters / / Martin Oppenheimer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825542303321
• Autore: Oppenheimer Martin
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2005; ©2005
• ISBN: 0-7391-1054-3; 0-7391-5585-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (127 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.5/4
• Soggetti: Social conflict; Hate; Equality; Oppression (Psychology); Violence; Group identity; Social change
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Prologue: Is This Trip Really Necessary?; 1 Introduction: Hate and the Struggle for Resources; 2 Denying Abuse: Tricks of the Trade; 3 And the Oppressed Get ; Screwed: Observations on the Relationship of Politics and Sex; 4 Dealing with Minorities: From Genocide to Integration; 5 Yes, Virginia, There Are Conspiracies and Sometimes They're Out to Get You; 6 Terror(ism) and Hatred: ""Why Do They Hate Us?""; 7 Fighting Back: Dealing with Being One-Down; References; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: In clear, conversational, and shockingly frank prose, Martin Oppenheimer explores the causes of hatred and bigotry.The Hate Handbook is a unique and brilliant effort by a well-known sociologist of social movements to communicate to all who are interested why it is that people hate and kill one another and, despite massive tragedy, why it is that they continue to do so today.