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Development studies

Paperback. The 21st century will be the century of Africa. How can we best understand it? Demography, economics, politics, diplomacy, cultures and religions, this book presents the different facets of this new Africa, which will soon have a billion people, at the mid point of the most rapid population boom that humanity has ever known. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651583
ISBN
9780745651583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

Hardback. If you thought the point of war was to win, this book will make you think again. David Keen questions the model of war as a contest between two sides aiming at political and military victory, and he also rejects the contrasting view that war represents a collapse into anarchy, mindless violence and ethnic hatred. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640198
ISBN
9780745640198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.75

Hardback. What is global inequality? How can it be measured? What are the major trends and patterns? What are the implications of global inequality for the world economy and multilateral governance? What role does and should inequality play in national and international policy-making? In this comprehensive overview, the authors address these key questions. Editor(s): Held, David; Kaya, Ayse. Num Pages: 300 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745638867
ISBN
9780745638867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Hardback. There is a real security gap in the world today. Millions of people in regions like the Middle East or East and Central Africa or Central Asia where new wars are taking place live in daily fear of violence. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745638539
ISBN
9780745638539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.45

Hardback. 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: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745638478
ISBN
9780745638478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Hardback. This concise and timely book, written by one of the worlda s leading authorities on China, argues that the country is at a crossroads in its development and explores the challenges that lie ahead. * A concise and timely book about China and its future, which argues that the country it at a crossroads in its development. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; GTF; JPH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632384
ISBN
9780745632384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

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

€ 72.84

Paperback. Until the late 1980s, there were very few democratically elected governments in the developing world. These areas were characterized by a range of authoritarian regimes from military administrations to one--party dictatorships. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; 1KL; 1QFG; GTF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621425
ISBN
9780745621425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Hardback. Until the late 1980s, there were very few democratically elected governments in the developing world. These areas were characterized by a range of authoritarian regimes from military administrations to one--party dictatorships. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; 1KL; 1QFG; GTF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621418
ISBN
9780745621418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.37

Hardback. When India was invented as a "modern" country in the years after Independence in 1947 it styled itself as a secular, federal, democratic Republic committed to an ideology of development. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620763
ISBN
9780745620763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.75

Paperback. aeo A highly accessible account of the rise of contemporary popular political, social and economic movements in the Third World. aeo Examines the widespread emergence of popular movements in Latin America, Africa and Asia, arguing that these groups developed from a growing interest in democratic change during the 1980s and 1990s. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPHV; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745616476
ISBN
9780745616476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Paperback. aeo Offers a lively introduction to world population growth and the debates which surround it. aeo Original and provocative argument -- Furedi argues thatt he changing character of the population agenda is itself a problem worthy of investigation. aeo It challenges the basic assumptions of mainstream demographers and population professionals. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745615387
ISBN
9780745615387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.73

Hardback. aeo Offers a lively introduction to world population growth and the debates which surround it. aeo Original and provocative argument -- Furedi argues thatt he changing character of the population agenda is itself a problem worthy of investigation. aeo It challenges the basic assumptions of mainstream demographers and population professionals. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745615370
ISBN
9780745615370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Paperback. This book provides an accessible overview of the processes associated with globalization, examining the various institutions which emerged from these processes. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745611594
ISBN
9780745611594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.66

Paperback. aeo Represents a radical departure in the sociology of development incorporating much more historical and geographical material to the development/dependency debate. aeo Spybey uses Giddena s Structuration Theory as a conceptual framework. aeo Includes discussion of the implications of East Asian success and Islamic resurgence. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cambridge
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745607306
ISBN
9780745607306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Paperback. Compelling analysis revealing the endemic violence and systematic impoverishment at the heart of 'development'. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; GTF; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333946
ISBN
9780745333946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. Explores the policy options available for developing and emerging economies in response to the global economic crises. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, charts. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333625
ISBN
9780745333625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.72

Hardback. Reveals the nature of Russian capitalism following the fall of the Soviet Union, showing the impact of both Soviet bureaucracy and global capital. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTF; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332796
ISBN
9780745332796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.56
€ 83.84

Paperback. Deeply informative study which identifies the causes for global hunger embedded in the current global political and economic system. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white tables, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745330679
ISBN
9780745330679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.72

Paperback. '[Reid's ideas] will change the way planners view the tourism process, and ultimately may enhance the well-being of local communities..' Clare Mitchell, University of Waterloo Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 maps/ 10 figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; KC; KNSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition..
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745319988
ISBN
9780745319988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.72

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