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Best of le Monde Diplomatique 2012 by Wendy Kristianasen (2012, Uk-Trade Paper)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPluto Press
ISBN-100745331874
ISBN-139780745331874
eBay Product ID (ePID)112969400
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBest of Le Monde Diplomatique 2012
SubjectHistory & Theory, Journalism
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
AuthorWendy Kristianasen
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatUk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsLe Monde diplomatique is more than ever indispensable to readers who want to know what governments and consensus media will not tell them., 'To make sense of what is happening in the world, behind the misinformation, Le Monde diplomatique is essential reading, every month, every year', 'Unique, invaluable, reliable, the English edition is wonderful news for those who hope to understand the world or change it for the better.', Unique, invaluable, reliable, the English edition is wonderful news for those who hope to understand the world or change it for the better., 'Le Monde diplomatique is more than ever indispensable to readers who want to know what governments and consensus media will not tell them', To make sense of what is happening in the world, behind the misinformation, Le Monde diplomatique is essential reading, every month, every year., 'Le Monde diplomatique is more than ever indispensable to readers who want to know what governments and consensus media will not tell them.', 'Unique, invaluable, reliable, the English edition is wonderful news for those who hope to understand the world or change it for the better', 'To make sense of what is happening in the world, behind the misinformation, Le Monde diplomatique is essential reading, every month, every year.'
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Table Of ContentIntroduction Part I THE WORLD IN CRISIS Permanent crisis - Slavoj Zizek; Europe's wakeup call - Serge Halimi; Reform isn't there - James K Galbraith; Iceland's loud No - Robert Wade and Silla Sigurgeirsdottir Part II EMPIRE US and Empire - Philip S Golub; Obama's missed opportunity - Eric Klinenberg; America's new, angry right - Walter Benn Michaels; US left - Rick Fantasia Part III ...AND ACROSS THE WORLD UK-US The end of the affair - Jean-Claude Sergeant; Germany - Henry Menudier; Cuba's new socialism - Renaud Lambert; Japan - Martine Bulard; Sudan's south succeeds - Gerard Prunier Part IV IN THE ASCENDANT China and India: it's a marriage - Christophe Jaffrelot; Brazil: we've got the power - Lamia Oualulou; Latin America and Iran - Nikolas Kozloff; Turkey - Wendy Kristianasen Part V ZONES OF CONFLICT Palestine's own spring - Alain Gresh; Afghanistan/Pakistan - Georges Lefeuvre; Iraq (Kurdistan) - Joost Hiltermann; North Korea - Philippe Pons; Sri Lanka: the time of triumphalism - Cédric Gouverneur Part VI REVOLUTION: 'ARAB SPRING' Is this an Arab spring? - Georges Corm; To shoot, or not to shoot? - Salam Kawakabi and Bassma Kodmani; Power of the word in the Syrian intifada - Zenobie; Yemen knows what it doesn't want - Laurent Bonnefoy; Egypt's revolution is only beginning - Alain Gresh Part VII THE QUESTION OF ISLAM Arab world and Islam - Hicham al Alaoui; Islamic challenge for Europe - Haenni & Amghar; Iran uncensored - Shervin Ahmadi; Islam in Indonesia - Wendy Kristianasen Part VIII CITIES OF THE WORLD Urbanisation - Philip Golub; Detroit - Popelard; Hanoi - Xavier Montheard; Algiers - Popelard
SynopsisLe Monde diplomatique is one of the most highly respected independent periodicals. Published monthly in French and English, it brings together a diverse range of high-calibre writers from across the world. This book collects the paper's highlights from the last year. The articles have been carefully selected and are arranged around the key themes in our changing world including US imperialism, the financial crisis and the Arab Spring. Among the contributors are Slavoj Zizek, James K Galbraith and Philip S. Golub. A perfect seasonal gift for anyone interested in global issues, The Best of Le Monde diplomatique goes beyond the news and illuminates the state of our planet.
LC Classification NumberD2024.B47 2012
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