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Drawing on a decade of fieldwork in these communities, Isla exposes the duplicity of a neoliberal model in which the environment is converted into commercial assets, few of whose benefits flow to the local population. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; GTF; JFSJ; JHB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649361
ISBN
9781442649361
Condition: New

€ 70.42

Hardback. Investigates development practice, civil organization formation and the increase of ethnically motivated conflicts over the past two decades in Western Africa. Series: Western Africa Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDF; GTC; GTF; JFSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010681
ISBN
9781847010681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.65

Hardback. As regionalisation becomes an increasingly hot topic, the authors explain why regionalism has been most successful in Latin America and analyse current processes and opinions of possible future developments in the region, including the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, and Mexico. Editor(s): Rivarola Puntigliano, Andres; Briceno-Ruiz, Jose. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPRB; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9790230368360
ISBN
9780230368361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.30

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; GTF; KCL; KJH; KNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648163
ISBN
9780691648163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.18

Hardback. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786990457
ISBN
9781786990457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.31

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

€ 109.89
€ 83.70

Paperback. This text has been updated and revised to take account of new developments in international political economy, notably the East Asian crisis, and the deepening crisis of African society. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JH; JPS; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KRA0005085
ISBN
9780333914205
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
ITDG Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853393532
ISBN
9781853393532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.42

Paperback. Combines comprehensive empirical insights into NGOs' work in agriculture with wider considerations of their relations with the state and their contribution to democratic pluralism in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Editor(s): Bebbington, Anthony; Farrington, John; Lewis, David J.; Wellard, Kate. Series: Non-governmental Organizations Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, 10 b&w photographs, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; KNAC; RNU; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KIN0002138
ISBN
9780415088442
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 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

€ 73.04

Paperback. The 'Chipko Movement' drew world attention to the struggle over forest rights. Arguing that the hype took control away from local people, this book says that issues of forest control and sustainable forest use have to be seen in the context of concerns about social and economic development, regional autonomy and the futures of the local people. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: GTF; JHMC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Seagull Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905422524
ISBN
9781905422524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Practical Action Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853398643
ISBN
9781853398643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.55

Hardback. The question of individuality in non-European, and especially South Asian societies is a controversial one. Studies in anthropology and psychology undertaken in recent years onconcepts of person and self approach the problem by concentrating on ideologies; the question of practice remains largely neglected. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 halftones, 3 maps, 20 tables, 20 figs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; GTF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 579.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819031
ISBN
9781571819031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816654536
ISBN
9780816654536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. Presents a basic description of what aid practices are and how they evolved. This book analyzes arguments of both proponents and opponents of aid, along with real-life examples of projects and programs in context. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSR; KCLT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Kumarian Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565492875
ISBN
9781565492875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 116 pages, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
116
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853397677
ISBN
9781853397677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.60

Paperback. An introductory text on development in general not only Third World development, with particular attention paid to the impact of the 1980s rightward shift of the political climate nationally and internationally. Num Pages: 195 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 327. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0216341
ISBN
9781857280814
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Answers questions such as: How did the industrialized nations of North America and Europe come to be seen as the appropriate models for post-World War II societies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America? How did the postwar discourse on development actually create the so-called Third World? And what will happen when development ideology collapses? Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JHB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150451
ISBN
9780691150451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QFG; GTF; HBJF; JFSC; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610393737
ISBN
9781610393737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.32

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