Nicaragua In Focus

Hazel Plunkett

What happened to Nicaragua? In the 1980s it was a byword for revolution, a bogeyman for U.S. governments and a symbol of Latin America's quest for new paths to development and social justice. But since the Sandinistas' electoral defeat in 1990 it has dropped out of the headlines. In the 1990s Nicara...

Murder in the Rainforest

Jan Rocha

In July 1993, near Haximu, a tiny hamlet in the Amazon rainforest, a fateful meeting between a group of young Yanomami Indians and Brazilian gold miners resulted in the massacre of the Yanomami. News of the tragedy shocked Brazil and the world. But mysteries remained: What exactly happened at Haximu...

Libete

Charles Arthur, Michael Dash

Haiti's dramatic history, pressing social problems and rich culture make it one of the most fascinating nations in the Americas. This book reflects Haiti's diversity through the best writing, both from and about the country. While many journalistic accounts are rapidly overtaken by events, this coll...

Slow Sand-Filtration Water Treatment Plants

Slow sand-filtration systems are a technically viable water treatment solution.

Cuba In Focus 2nd Edition

Emily Hatchwell, Simon Calder

Cuba is the best-known country to remain socialist after the end of the Cold War. It also continues to arouse passions, in support and against, all over the globe. Cuba lives in the shadow of the U.S., famously resisting three decades of embargo, attempts on Fidel Castro's life and vociferous Cuban-...

Ameliorer la Performance Organisationnelle

Charles Lusthaus

Le présent manuel est un ouvrage en cours et nous serions par conséquent heureux que vous nous fassiez parvenir vos commentaires et vos suggestions sur les façons dont il pourrait être amélioré. Vous pouvez nous joindre à l'adresse indiquée à la page d'information. Vos commentaires nous sont précieu...

Dominican Republic In Focus

David Howard

This is a guide to one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic, which has much more to offer than its idyllic beaches. The site of the first European settlement in the Americas, the country has a long and often turbulent history, marked by dictators, foreign...

Guatemala In Focus

Trish O'Kane

This work explores Guatemala. Considered by some to be the most beautiful and yet the most tragic of Latin American countries, Guatemala's military regimes gave the word "disappeared" its sinister connotations. Its majority Maya population has kept its culture alive despite five centuries of almost...

Rebuilding Communities in Refugee Settlements

Lina Payne

This book gives a critical account of a complex and ambitious refugee-settlement programme in support of 55,000 refugees who fled in 1993 from armed conflict in south Sudan into a remote and insecure region of north-west Uganda. In helping refugees to rebuild self-reliant, sustainable communities, O...

Supporting Citizens Initiatives

Richard Holloway

This book explains the role currently played by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Bangladesh and answers the questions: Why are Bangladeshi NGOs praised throughout the development world, yet attacked within their own country? Why are NGOs which take foreign donations treated differently from...