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Hardback. This book looks ahead to consider the most likely results of the encounter between China and the international system. Environmental, cultural and perceptual matters are considered as well as more traditional economic and military issues. Underpinning the book is the question will the 21st century be 'China's Century', for China and the world? Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537071
- ISBN
- 9780230537071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Paperback. Series: Social Dimension of the Single European Market. Num Pages: 147 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJD; JFC; JHBA; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 197.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349210909
- ISBN
- 9781349210909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.25
€ 121.25
Paperback. This book looks ahead to consider the most likely results of the encounter between China and the international system.Environmental, cultural and perceptual matters are considered as well as more traditional economic and military issues. Underpinning the book is the question will the 21st century be 'China's Century', for China and the world?" Series: Global issues series. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJF; JFC; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358823
- ISBN
- 9781349358823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Paperback. Leading Marxist thinkers re-evaluate Trotsky's key theories -- an ideal introduction for students. Editor(s): Dunn, Bill; Radice, Hugo. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JPFC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745325217
- ISBN
- 9780745325217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.87
€ 38.99
€ 30.87
Hardback. This book addresses the social and cultural side of events and explores the role events have in fostering change and community development. It examines the transformatory function of events in the context of development studies - as phenomena that can promote and facilitate human development, including social, societal and individual change. Editor(s): Moufakkir, Omar; Pernecky, Tomas. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 245 x 17. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Ideological, Social and Cultural Aspects of Events
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780643526
- ISBN
- 9781780643526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.65
€ 104.65
3D Printing for Development in the Global South: The 3D4D Challenge
Birtchnell, Thomas, Hoyle, William
Hardcover. Birtchnell and Hoyle explore how printers, designs, materials and infrastructures all need to be 'just right' in order for meaningful social change to happen with appropriate scale. The 3D4D Challenge suggests 3D printing could reach scale in the Global South, even perhaps having the same impact as the mobile phone or microfinance in development. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365651
- ISBN
- 9781137365651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. Editor(s): VeneKlasen, Lisa; Miller, Valerie. Num Pages: 360 pages, 61 black & white line drawings, 34 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 280 x 21. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- Practical Action
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- LATEST EDITION
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853396441
- ISBN
- 9781853396441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.56
€ 39.56
Hardback. The essays in this volume illuminate key conditions for autonomy and development: the definition and redefinition of national territories as cultural orders clash and mix; control of resource bases upon which northern economies depend; and renewal and reworking of cultural identity. Editor(s): Scott, Colin H. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; GTF; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808446
- ISBN
- 9780774808446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.98
€ 118.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Lax, Stephen. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSR; KC; UBJ; UT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349424405
- ISBN
- 9781349424405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.11
€ 122.11
Hardcover. This book provides analytical insights into if and how the targets adopted by the international community are likely to be achieved. A key feature of the analysis is the recognition that most of the MDG targets are endogenously related. These inter-dependencies are crucial not only in analysing the MDGs but also devising strategies. Editor(s): McGillivray, Mark. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217232
- ISBN
- 9780230217232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.34
€ 123.34
Hardcover. Examines how small firms in developing countries acquire technological capability, the skills required to operate technology effectively, and the ability to adapt it to local conditions. The author develops a methodology for a quantitative assessment of the learning process using case material. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCM; KJVS; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732199
- ISBN
- 9780333732199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.40
€ 187.40
Hardback. Presents and celebrates Action Learning and Action Research (ALAR) through stories, experiences, reflections and specific works of key proponents and participants in ALAR World Congresses. This title argues for the benefits of action research for sustainable development and problem solving in a turbulent world in the 21st century. Editor(s): Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun. Num Pages: 233 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780525488
- ISBN
- 9781780525488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.22
€ 118.22
Hardback. The idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality affects the ability to achieve shared goals. With evidence collected from 69 villages in India, Krishna investigates what social capital is, how it operates in practice, and what results it can be expected to produce. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JHBA; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125703
- ISBN
- 9780231125703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.54€ 81.43
€ 106.54
€ 81.43
Paperback. The impacts of climate change are already being felt. This book argues that without care, adaptive actions can deny the deeper political and cultural roots that call for significant change in social and political relations if human vulnerability to climate change associated risk is to be reduced. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white tables, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415477512
- ISBN
- 9780415477512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.10€ 48.42
€ 52.10
€ 48.42
Paperback. The first book to examine in detail the ways in which people adapt their understanding and behaviours towards poverty as a direct result to their experiences of poverty in developing countries, including world-leading academics and case studies from China, India, Ethiopia and South Africa. Editor(s): Clark, D. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347902
- ISBN
- 9781349347902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.62
€ 63.62
Hardcover. The first book to examine in detail the ways in which people adapt their understanding and behaviours towards poverty as a direct result to their experiences of poverty in developing countries, including world-leading academics and case studies from China, India, Ethiopia and South Africa. Editor(s): Clark, David Alexander. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360563
- ISBN
- 9780230360563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Paperback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KCP; KN; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349398409
- ISBN
- 9781349398409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.67
€ 121.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Rowat, Donald C. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349041268
- ISBN
- 9781349041268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.51
€ 27.51
Paperback. Drawing on the Latin American political economy, this book brings to the fore empirical questions on different patterns of involvement of IFIs in pursuing politically-sensitive reforms, the capacity of local actors to influence outcomes, the context in which they interact, the type of policy ideas conveyed, and the policy process that are advanced. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349305612
- ISBN
- 9781349305612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCP; KFFH; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349509379
- ISBN
- 9781349509379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.29
€ 121.29