Development studies
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Development studies
Hardback. The world's arid and semiarid lands are plagued by serious environmental problems and are deteriorating in their ability to sustain conventional crops. The authors discuss the plight of deteriorating arid lands and, more importantly, offer practical solutions for improved land and water usage and the use of alternative new crops for food, chemicals, and energy production. Num Pages: 253 pages, illus. BIC Classification: GTF; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231066129
- ISBN
- 9780231066129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 71.14
€ 94.08
€ 71.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA; JFSF; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 269 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231053891
- ISBN
- 9780231053891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Hardcover. Stripping urban sprawl of its pejorative connotations, this book offers a new vision of the city and its growth. The author leads readers to the conclusion that in its complexity and constant change, the city is a wonderful work of mankind. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 maps, tab 22halftones, 3line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTF; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076904
- ISBN
- 9780226076904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 35.03
€ 39.99
€ 35.03
Paperback. Ending Malnutrition: from commitment to action aims to make available the insights and judgments that emerged from ICN2 to practitioners across the world. It begins with a review of current evidence on the prevalence and incidence of malnutrition across the globe. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381648
- ISBN
- 9789382381648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Hardback. Proposes a dynamic new approach to the production of knowledge on Africa, one that is global, multiple and heterogeneous, elucidating this through both discursive theoretical chapters and case histories. Editor(s): Cooper, Brenda; Morrell, Robert. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HBJH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010957
- ISBN
- 9781847010957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.00
€ 96.00
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
€ 96.00
€ 96.00
Paperback. Money is about relationship: between individuals and between communities. Small is still beautiful - as microcredit shows. Num Pages: 181 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; KFFL; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780993133
- ISBN
- 9781780993133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
€ 16.99
€ 15.22
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
€ 118.26
€ 118.26
Hardcover. aeo Interdisciplinary approach, including contributors from philosophy, literature and social sciences. aeo Critical dimension, undermining the a constructiona of Fanon in elite postcolonial cultural studies. aeo Includes new translations of key passages from Fanon, revealing previous misrepresentations. Editor(s): Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean; White, Renee T. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868954
- ISBN
- 9781557868954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.62
€ 136.62
Paperback. This critical evaluation of development strategies examines development frameworks, and looks at their theoretical underpinnings and the results of their implementation in practice. It covers all the major regions, including Africa, Latin America and Asia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863164
- ISBN
- 9781557863164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Hardcover. This critical evaluation of development strategies examines development frameworks, and looks at their theoretical underpinnings and the results of their implementation in practice. It covers all the major regions, including Africa, Latin America and Asia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863157
- ISBN
- 9781557863157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.36
€ 155.36
Paperback. Two--thirds of the population of the world are poor, and their number is growing in the first as well as in the third world, despite billions of dollars of aid. The economic development policies of the last two decades, and the theory which gave rise to them, have been discredited. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863003
- ISBN
- 9781557863003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Hardcover. Traces the evolution of development theory from the Physiocrats and the classical School to Solow, Lewis, and Lucas and Roemer. This book identifies the policy implications of the development process, comparing East Asian with Latin American cases. It demonstrates how political economy factors suggest and enhanced endogenization of policy choices. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557860798
- ISBN
- 9781557860798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.50
€ 140.50
Hardback. Once marginalized in the world economy, Africa today is a major global supplier of crucial raw materials like oil, uranium and coltan. China's part in this story has loomed particularly large in recent years, and the American military footprint on the continent has also expanded. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCM; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 284 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509507078
- ISBN
- 9781509507078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.70
€ 77.70
Paperback. Focusing on the condition of public authority in Africa, Twilight Institutions investigates how, when confronted with state failure, public institutions attempt to gain authority; operating in the twilight between state and society, between public and private. Editor(s): Lund, Christian. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405155281
- ISBN
- 9781405155281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.05
€ 30.05
Paperback. * Presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations in ten different locations in Asia, Europe and Mexico. * Creates a blueprint for conducting worker-orientated action research in order to better understand and resist the negative impact of globalization on labour. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; KCF; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405126380
- ISBN
- 9781405126380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.89
€ 27.89
Hardcover. Threads of Labour presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations and makes sense of global supply chains from the bottom up. * Presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations in ten different locations in Asia, Europe and Mexico. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16. BIC Classification: GTF; KCF; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405126373
- ISBN
- 9781405126373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Paperback. This book situates state failure and state collapse in historical context and explains the structures and forces that have led to state collapse in a number of countries around the world. It also analyses and critiques contemporary interventions and reconstruction efforts in collapsed states. Editor(s): Milliken, Jennifer. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105361
- ISBN
- 9781405105361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.31
€ 31.31
Paperback. Transition and Justice examines a series of cases from across the African continent where peaceful new beginnings were declared after periods of violence and where transitional justice institutions helped define justice and the new socio-political order. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118944776
- ISBN
- 9781118944776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.84
€ 28.84
Paperback. Challenging the main ways we debate globalization, Global Displacements reveals how uneven geographies of capitalist development shape and are shaped by the aspirations and everyday struggles of people in the global South. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KJH; GTF; JFFS; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118941980
- ISBN
- 9781118941980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99
€ 27.99