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Development studies
Hardback. Development studies has tended to neglect culture as a factor in development processes. This volume of readings redresses the balance, gathering together some of the most influential contributions that reflect on the relationship between culture and development. Editor(s): Schech, Susanne; Haggis, Jane. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 188 x 32. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219163
- ISBN
- 9780631219163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.22
€ 202.22
Hardback. Many people worldwide are displaced every year, due to development projects, such as the construction of dams, conservation or mining projects. This volume argues that there is a complexity inherent in trying to reconcile enforced displacement of people with the subsequent creation of a socio-economically viable and sustainable environment. Editor(s): De Wet, Chris. Series: Forced Migration. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450953
- ISBN
- 9781845450953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.47
€ 148.47
Hardback. Seeks to address displacement as a broader and more multi-layered phenomenon. This work provides causal accounts of why and how displacement occurs, what its effects on communities, ecosystems, and economies look like, and the normative or ethical positions held by key actors involved. Editor(s): Vandergeest, Peter; Idahosa, Pablo; Bose, Pablo S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 figures, 24 tables. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812054
- ISBN
- 9780774812054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13
€ 141.13
Paperback. A guide to management of the critical environmental issues on global agenda. It sketches the role played by organizations and individuals in the UN system in developing and consolidating principles of international law and international governance with respect to natural resource management. Series: United Nations Intellectual History Project Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: GTF; JPSN1; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221971
- ISBN
- 9780253221971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Paperback. Within the last 50 years, developing countries have made health and educational advances that took two centuries in the industrialized countries. This book presents retrospective studies of ten developing countries whose achievement has been comparatively fast and widespread. Editor(s): Mehrotra, Santosh; Jolly, Richard. Num Pages: 512 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 3JJP; GTF; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012331
- ISBN
- 9780198296577
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In this invaluable introduction to the major post--Second World War theories of Third World development, Peter Preston takes as his focus the strategies used to analyze change in the Third World and examines the ways in which different conceptions of the nature of change have led to different lines of policy advice. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJP; GTF; JFCX; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195559
- ISBN
- 9780631195559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.09
€ 74.09
Hardback. This text looks at the major post-World War II theories of Third World development. The treatment of the various theories focuses on the strategies used to analyze change in the Third World and the ways in which different conceptions of the nature of change led to different lines of policy advice. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJP; GTF; JFCX; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195542
- ISBN
- 9780631195542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.97
€ 192.97
Paperback. This text provides a critical assessment of dominant features of development theory and practice in such areas as globalization, governance, social development, participation, feminism and postcolonialism, civil society, environment and development management. Editor(s): Kothari, Uma; Minogue, Martin. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800713
- ISBN
- 9780333800713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.27€ 46.53
€ 50.27
€ 46.53
Paperback. * a high quality, authoritative introduction to international development by a leading scholar in the field. * clear, accessible and concise, this is the ideal primer for students unfamiliar with the central themes and theoretical perspectives in the study of development. Series: Polity Short Introductions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638485
- ISBN
- 9780745638485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.74
€ 30.74
Paperback. This reader brings together seminal articles on development in Latin America. Tracing the concepts and major debates surrounding the issue, the text focuses on development theory through three contrasting historical perspectives: imperialism, under-development and dependency, and globalization. Series: Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; GTF; JPA; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523937
- ISBN
- 9780742523937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.98
€ 72.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- KIT Publishers Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789068322644
- ISBN
- 9789068322644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.14
€ 40.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Kararach, George; Besada, Hany; Shaw, Professor Timothy M. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 48 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447328544
- ISBN
- 9781447328544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.26
€ 51.26
Hardback. This important book looks beyond the Millennium Development Goals to highlight 12 major public policy conversations about the continent post-2015, arguing that Africa as a continent must work on developing a society that is socially, economically and politically inclusive. Editor(s): Kararach, George; Besada, Henry; Shaw, Timothy. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447328537
- ISBN
- 9781447328537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.46
€ 133.46
Hardback. This book examines the gulf that separates development economics from economic anthorpology. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 36. 211pp. Keywords: "Social & Cultural, Sociology"
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHS0068881
- ISBN
- 9780521321044
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 61.34
€ 61.34
Paperback. An introduction to the contemporary challenges states in the developing world face, and to the ways in which they can build capacity to handle them. It examines the key institutions of the state, the challenges of institutional reform, and the importance of institutional reform in achieving development. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 3JM; GTF; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137407115
- ISBN
- 9781137407115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.51
€ 51.99
€ 43.51
Paperback. aeo The first introductory textbook on development and international relations. aeo Covers the most significant issues facing the Third World in the current global political economy. aeo Highly accessible book with many student features, such as introductions, summaries and tables. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0208178
- ISBN
- 9780745614953
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Just about everyone is 'for' development as an assumed 'good', yet few seem to have a concrete idea of what the term actually entails. Development offers a comprehensive and wide-ranging analysis of the various ways in which this important concept has been used in social and political analysis over the past 200 years. Editor(s): Schott, Gareth. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630670
- ISBN
- 9780745630670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.57
€ 70.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 346 pages, Ill.tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 26. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560723646
- ISBN
- 9781560723646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.64€ 100.13
€ 135.64
€ 100.13
Hardcover. Many people feel that the impact of technology and the pressure of the market economy on alpine communities leads to a loss of biodiversity, authenticity and cultural diversity, affecting animal husbandry, local food production, social networks and traditions. Series: European Anthropology in Translation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; GTF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455378
- ISBN
- 9781845455378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.68
€ 148.68
Paperback. The book concludes with a hopeful view of the prospects for a fourth wave of global democratization. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801861567
- ISBN
- 9780801861567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.63
€ 33.63
Paperback. This volume brings together a selection of papers that were prepared as background analyses for a collaborative research capacity--building project, focusing on the WTO negotiating agenda. Editor(s): Hoekman, Bernard M.; Martin, Will. Series: World Economy Special Issues. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCLT1; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225317
- ISBN
- 9780631225317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.23
€ 44.23
Paperback. A critique of the development assistance industry written by a longtime insider, this text reviews the major trends from the 1960s to the 1990s in order to highlight the major failings within the industry. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPS; JPWH; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558493933
- ISBN
- 9781558493933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.17
€ 46.17
Paperback. At the end of WWII, several Latin American countries seemed to be ready for industrialization. Instead, they found that they had exchanged old forms of economic dependence for a new kind of dependency on the international capitalism of multinational corporations. This book offers an analysis of the economic development of Latin America. Translator(s): Urquidi, Marjory Mattingly. Num Pages: 227 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520035270
- ISBN
- 9780520035270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Hardcover. In the last 75 years, the Syrian population has increased almost 12-fold. This text describes and analyses demographic and socioeconomic developments in Syria within the framework of demographic developments taking place throughout the Middle East during the later 20th-century. Series: Studies in Demographic Developments and Socioeconomic Policies in the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 218 pages, tables & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBS; GTF; HBJF1; HBLW; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902210162
- ISBN
- 9781902210162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.18
€ 157.18