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“A well-rendered and -documented tale of exploitation in the developing world” (Kirkus Reviews) with deep resonance in the present dayIn a book Paul Farmer called “a gem of a social history linking two countries stuck in uncomfortable embrace for well over a century,” award-winning author and filmmaker Gregg Mitman tells a sweeping story of capitalism, racial exploitation, and environmental devastation, as Firestone transformed Liberia into America’s rubber empire.Scouring remote archives to unearth a story of promises unfulfilled for the vast numbers of Liberians who toiled on rubber plantations built on taken land, Mitman “peppers this history with a wealth of fascinating details and interesting characters” (Foreign Affairs), revealing a system of racial segregation and medical experimentation that reflected Jim Crow America—on African soil.Called “a brilliant, compelling read” by Princeton scholar Rob Nixon, Empire of Rubber, now available in paperback, provides a riveting narrative of ecology and disease, of commerce and science, and of racial politics and political maneuvering—the hidden story of a corporate empire whose tentacles reach into the present.

This book argues that climate justice is an urgent and defining global challenge with long-term implications for poverty reduction, livelihoods, community well-being, and sustainable development.

This book has an introduction and 22 other chapters that cover science communication skills. The editor has detailed knowledge of the field and consultation with leading editors and journalists in the region. It provides hands-on guidance together with examples, learning activities, graded and ungraded quizzes to facilitate learning. The content has been tried and tested by lecturers at two universities in Nigeria and Uganda, who used it to successfully train thousands of students in science communication. Each chapter carries hands-on advice on the practice of science journalism, with learning activities to deepen the learner's understanding of the topic. The book also includes five academic systematic review papers, written by university faculty, that identify, review and synthesize available literature and experiences on science journalism and communication issues in the region. It also includes a case study detailing the experience of Uganda's Makerere University with introducing science journalism and communication into their undergraduate and post-graduate curricula.

Par le biais d'une analyse axée sur la dimension humaine, nous révélons de vastes inégalités d'accès aux services dans les quatre villes faisant l'objet de notre étude, et mettons en lumière le large éventail de parties prenantes s'efforçant d'ores et déjà d'assainir les villes et de générer leurs revenus en ce faisant.

This book centres on women living with HIV in South Africa who have navigated affective relationships, activist networks, government institutions and global coalitions to transform health policies that govern access to HIV medicines. Drawing on 20 years of ethnographic and policy research in South Africa, Brazil and India, it highlights the value of understanding the embodied and political dimensions of health policy and reveals the networked threads that weave women's precarity into the governance of technologies and the technologies of governance. It illuminates the entwined histories of health policy evolution, systemic inequality and everyday life and calls for a recognition of the embodied ramifications of democratic politics and global health governance. By integrating medical anthropology with science studies and political theory, this book traces the history of the struggle to access HIV medicines in the Global South and brings it into the present by articulating the lessons learned by activists and policy makers engaged in shaping these vital health policies.

How is the Bolivian countryside transformed by the development and expansion of the soy complex?

Waste management problems are conventionally described and measured in terms of material flows and environmental impacts, yet this is a human problem with major social, health, and economic impacts, felt most acutely by some of the world's poorest people. We urgently need to put people back at the centre of our narrative and actions.

Rethinking Monitoring and Evaluation incorporates the examples and innovative M&E solutions from an enormous range of countries, circumstances and specialisms. Emphasising Southern perspectives and covering a variety of experiences, it stresses the important role of M&E in challenging many of our assumptions about poverty alleviation.

Since the Cuban revolution in 1959, male homosexuality has been a controversial aspect of Cuban society. In this account of homosexual life, Ian Lumsden explores the treatment of male homosexuality under Castro within the framework of pre-revolution prejudices and preconceptions

Few areas of the world contain as much diversity - cultural, political, social - as the Caribbean. With a history marked by conquest, slavery and superpower rivalry, the region has been the scene of naval battles, pirate attacks and guerrilla uprisings. Today, in an age of globalization, the Caribbean faces new challenges: threats to its traditional agriculture and over-reliance on tourism. With the all-pervading influence of US cultural values, the islands also run the risk of losing their distinctive and multifaceted cultural identity. This book is an introduction to this region. Looking at the legacy of European conquest and inter-colonial competition, it: traces the evaluation of contemporary political systems as diverse as Cuba's and Jamaica's; follows the changing economic fortunes of the islands, from sugar producers to tourist destinations; explores the role of gender, race and ethnic identity in uniquely heterogeneous societies; and analyzes the impact of migration and foreign intervention both past and present.

Mexico Inside Out provides an introduction to the country for the student and traveller alike, people who want to know more about the real Mexico than is found in an ordinary guidebook.

How can we create appropriate practices for research collaboration in the face of climate change, widening inequalities, decreasing biodiversity and untenable consumption levels? Transdisciplinary co-production focuses on real-world problems through collaborative processes that include a wide variety of knowledge and expertise.

The 2019 edition of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) is a 'one-stop shop' for all the latest resources on child protection. The CPMS standards are grouped around four pillars: ensuring a quality child protection response, understanding risks, developing adequate strategies, and working across sectors.

¿The M4P approach fosters understanding of the functions and players within market systems and how these can be strengthened in order to better serve the needs of the poor.' Alan Gibson.This collection, all inspired in some way by Gibson¿s teachings, is essential reading for practitioners, funders, consultants, academics, and policymakers.

El Tratamiento de Lodos Fecales es una obra esencial para los planificadores e ingenieros que trabajan con los gobiernos locales, las ONG y las empresas consultoras que se encargan de la planificación y el diseño de las plantas de tratamiento de lodos sépticos, los investigadores y los estudiantes de saneamiento urbano.

Islam and International Development centres around analysis of successful projects that have respected and incorporated Islamic teachings into their design and delivery, so that development professionals and Muslim communities can work together to effect meaningful and sustainable change.

Taking Shelter: Housing Finance for the World's Poor explores recent innovations in housing microfinance, presented by the innovators themselves: from field researchers and financial providers, to investors and regulators. It is a key reference to any reader interested in expanding housing finance for the world¿s poor.

How can we stimulate lasting recovery from climate disasters, with limited resources and funds? Widely available limestone is a key component to achieving this goal. Many communities are familiar with these materials, and so, once equipped with the skills to work with them, they can rebuild communities and lead their own recovery.

In this book, you can enjoy essays on societal, spiritual, and personal transformation. In three collections, these sixty-five essays written over fifty-six years (1966 - 2021) provide you with helpful insights, inspiration, models, and methods. You will encounter ideas and experiences of the author and also drawn from UNDP, the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Jean Houston, Ken Wilber, Thich Nhat Hanh, Joseph Mathews, Norman O. Brown, Angeles Arrien, Landmark Forum, Humberto Maturana, Willis Harman, Paul Tillich, Rudolph Bultmann, and others. You will explore nine themes of whole systems change, sustainable human development, visionary social activism, demythologized Christianity, progressive Buddhism, worldly spirituality, and intimate reflections on the author's vocation, awareness, and presence. Individual topics include 9/11, Venezuela, Order Ecumenical, HIV/AIDS, governance, urbanization, urban development, the movement of movements (MoM), democracy, social artistry, seminar design, personal grief and joy, and pandemic living. In our time of crisis and opportunity, this book can bring a peaceful perspective and help strengthen your compassion for self, others, and the Earth-community. Enjoy being part of the One Dance! "At the still point of the turning world . . . there the dance is . . . Except for the point, the still point, there would be no dance, and there is only the dance." - T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets

The Latin American City looks at the region's urban explosion from the perspective of the poor. It asks why people are attracted to the city and examines the underlying problem of rural poverty which fuels the exodus.

Green Gold looks at the history and future prospects for the banana industry in four Caribbean islands: Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent. It focuses on conditions for the small farmers and includes a study of Geest PLC, the company solely responsible for distributing Windward bananas in Britain.