"There is no shortage of books criticizing the UN. This well-written, carefully documented book offers more than that. The contributors show their confidence in the future of the UN to act as a "center" for turning globalization into the famous "four freedoms" idealized by Franklin D. Roosevelt for everyone everywhere in the world. The book offers succinct discussions about Roosevelt's "four freedoms" speech and its connection to the original UN charter of 1945. the book's main focus is on the areas of human security, human development, and problems dealing with individuals rather than traditional concentration on states. The authors effectively argue that the UN has played and should play a central role in human development, human security, and human rights for all. They argue that the UN is an invaluable institution, necessary in a world full of conflicts and challenges to human development. The book is excellent and tightly focused; it contains extensive footnotes, 12 annexes, and a selected bibliography. It is on of the most thoughtful books this reviewer has read in a decade. Summing Up: Highly recommended."
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- B. Sandhu, West Chester University , Choice

"Chocolate Forever: Dutch Knowledge on Sustainable Cocoa is not a cookbook of chocolate recipes, but rather a scholarly agricultural study of ways and means to sustainably harvest cocoa beans in the long term. Drawing especially on the lessons learned by Dutch agricultural professionals seeking to sustainable grow and harvest cocoa in the Netherlands, Chocolate Forever discusses means to gather, transmit, and implement knowledge as surely as the actual processes currently used, with an eye to how farmers are and should be trained in the present and future. Beautiful full color photography throughout enhances this excellent and groundbreaking promotion of long-term ecological responsibility in producing Dutch cocoa beans, with invaluable lessons applicable to a much broader range of crops and cultures. Highly recommended especially for college library agricultural studies shelves."
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- Midwest Book Review

"The ancients embraced silver just as much as gold for their decorative needs. Desert Silver: Nomadic and Traditional Silver Jewelry from the Middle East and North Africa investigates the styles used throughout the southern half of the Mediterranean sea through some of Humanity's oldest civilizations. This jewelry proves to have practical value and comfort for the peoples of the desert life that managed to tell their status without being too clunky. Desert Silver is a must for anyone with a taste for the ancient classical styles of history.
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- Midwest Book Review

"Many of the cards are valuable documentation of now-lost traditions, costumes, and equipment. Useful for students of medical anthropology and of colonial history and visual representation. Summing Up: Recommended."

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