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Join WHO Press this week at the 2012 USCAP Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Attendees will receive 30% off on-site and 20% off online orders with source code: USCAP2. Fore more information on the USCAP meeting, visit http://www.uscap.org/newindex.htm?101reg%2Findex.htm.

Humane Migrationprovides a fresh look at the debate on international migration in general and immigration to the United States, Europe and Canada in particular. It explains clearly why groups migrate and the obstacles they face during their journeys and after arriving at their destinations. Arguing that migration is a human right, the authors call for better policies that recognize these rights and…

Kumarian Press author of Confronting Microfinance, Milford Bateman, has traveled across North America to voice his thoughts on the current, worldwide microfinance situation.



Read his thoughts in this personal blog posting by…

The IHR (2005) Ship Sanitation Certificates(SSCs) are of particular importance for the prevention and control of public health risks on board ships on international voyages. This handbook is to be used as reference material for port health officers, regulators, ship operators and other competent authorities in charge of implementing the IHR (2005) at ports and on…

Hey Bookworms,

Read this new review of The Change Imperative in Development in Practice  and contact me if you are interested in reviewing and/or purchasing this title: Jennifer@styluspub.com

Roger Annis of the Canada Haiti Action Network is planning to attend three major events in Toronto to promote Tectonic Shifts.

Hi Bookworms,

Heard about the new Kumarian Press book, Tectonic Shifts?

Editor Mark Schuller will be at Busboys and Poets in DC on January 24, 2012 for a book signing and lecture starting at 6:30pm. The event will be at the V and 14th location, metro-accessible on the green line

Then, he will make an appearance on January 25, 2012 at the…

Tectonic Shifts appeared in The Boston Globe. Read what Editor Mark Schuller had to say:http://bostonglobe.com/ideas/2012/01/15/looking-haiti-from-haiti/hlHcMMhYoCb6hUilKbOAbK/story.html.

Interested in reviewing and/or purchasing copies of…

Tectonic Shifts Editor Mark Schuller is promoting Tectonic Shifts on January 24th at Busboys and Poets (V and 14th) in Washington, DC. The event begins at 6:30pm, and will allow buyers to obtain signed copies!

More information about the book: http://www.kpbooks.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=294998

Show your support for our new Kumarian Press editors!

The number of people now protected by tobacco control measures is growing at a remarkable pace. The progress made on adopting measures that reduce the demand for tobacco is a sign of the increasing impact of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which continues to be one of the most rapidly embraced, measurably successful treaties in United Nations history.



The 2011 Tobacco Epidemic Report by the World Health Organization, examines the global tobacco epidemic and…

“Tectonic Shifts is a must read for anyone who has ever heard the word 'Haiti' and would like to know more. Guiding us way beyond the usual narrative tropes and sound bites, this konbit of a book peels away at centuries’ worth of misinformation about this much maligned but magnificent country. A phenomenal contribution to Haitian history, politics, culture—and survival—both before and after the earthquake.”

- Edwidge Danticat, author of Brother, I'm…

“Henry Taylor's research is crucial and opportune, delving into a marginal culture that’s crying out for study after half a century of revolution.”

- Pedro Pérez-Sarduy, author and journalist. Associate Fellow, Caribbean Studies Centre, London Metropolitan University, UK

Inside El Barrio, a Kumarian Press publication, charts the legacy of Fidel…

Author of the new Kumarian Press title, Inside the Everyday Lives of Development Workers, has written a blog post about her new publication. Read the post now and contact me if you are interested in reviewing and/or purchasing this title:…

Thank you for supporting Kumarian Press at the African Studies Association Event this past week in Washington, DC. We had a great turn-out, and sold many exceptional books.

 

I'd like to thank Lou Picard, author of KP's African Security and the African Command and …

November 17 - 19, 2011 has brought along a whole new meaning to Kumarian Press, who is gearing up for not one, but two conferences to showcase newly released titles.



We will be attending ARNOVA in Toronto and the ASA Conferernce in DC, both starting and ending on the same date.



We will be at ARNOVA highlighting our NGO/nonprofit and government titles. This conference is a…

In Hollow Bodies, Susan Dewey travels to Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and India to follow the trade in women’s bodies and efforts to stop it. What she finds is a counter-trafficking system at the mercy of funds from misguided international organizations and foreign governments. From counterproductive restrictions placed on NGOs by donors, to jaded employees and bribes given…

The capitalist economic system now dominates the world, but how fully does it take justice into account? John Isbister takes a practical approach to some of the most important questions about economic and social justice: How does a vast disparity of incomes from rich to poor correlate to social justice? Should inheritances be abolished? What commitment should a rich country like the United States make to foreign aid?

Check out more information about…