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The Other Davos
The Swiss resort of Davos hosts the annual World Economic Forum, where business people meet to define global economic strategies. A counter-Davos has emerged as an alternative forum for those opposed to the prevailing neo-liberal theories.
Agrofuels
Since they were heralded as a key weapon in the fight against climate change, biofuels have been criticized heavily for doing more harm than good due to deforestation and stealing agricultural land essential to farmers in the developing world. This book asks whether there is any place for biofuels in a low-carbon future. Francois Houtart argues that the green potential of biofuels has been wasted by businesses that put profits above environmental protection. This has led to the absurd situation where an energy source that should be sustainable actually increases human and ecological damage, simply due to the profit-maximizing decisions of capitalists rather than a flaw in the concept of biofuels. Students of development studies and environmental economics will find that this book offers a interesting new perspective on the future of energy.
Religion and Peace
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La famille Houtart
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Hai Van
Rural sociology field study of living conditions in a commune in Hai Hu district, Viet Nam - analyses impacts of two agrarian reforms; looks at the village economic structure and structural change, leadership and popular participation in the rural cooperative; examines educational facilities and health services, the family (incl. The position of rural women), cultural change and evolution of religious practice and value system in the Catholic rural community; discusses the sociology of social change. Photographs and statistical tables.
Sociología de la religión
Estamos ante una síntesis de la perspectiva sociológica en el estudio de la religión y su presencia en las producciones culturales, que explica cómo la religión puede impulsar u obstaculizar los procesos revolucionarios. A los ensayos de François Houtart se añade una reveladora entrevista a este autor, que aborda su metodología de análisis, su práctica personal, así como el impacto producido en su obra por otros pensadores marxistas.
Women and Revolution in Africa, Asia, and the New World
The contributors use a variety of theoretical approaches to analyze how women as a class have experienced specific twentieth-century revolutions. They identify the issues that prompted women to participate in the struggles, the roles they played, the contributions they made, and their hopes for better lives for themselves as women in the post-revolutionary society.
