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Hardcover. New technologies may have transformed human societies, but not much has been written on how they are impacting people in Africa and other developing regions, in terms of how they use technology to enhance their socioeconomic conditions in everyday life. This book critically examines these issues from theoretical, practical and policy perspectives. Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137389329
- ISBN
- 9781137389329
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Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. Looking beyond the materialistic boundary of the conventional development paradigm, this book identifies our spiritual underdevelopment which is being reflected as self-centeredness and greed, as the root cause of conventional development's failure to alleviate poverty and inequality, achieve sustainability and deliver happiness to humanity. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HRAM; JFF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137382757
- ISBN
- 9781137382757
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Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. Poor countries do not need Western guidance, but can make good use of Western resources. Eggen and Roland demonstrate how aid must be re-invented to become relevant to future development. Num Pages: 124 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JFFA; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380319
- ISBN
- 9781137380319
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Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardcover. Nadine Godehardt analyzes how Chinese experts define Central Asia when they talk and write about policy issues related to China's immediate western neighbourhood. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FC; GTF; JPR; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359735
- ISBN
- 9781137359735
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Combining theoretical and empirical insights, this book provides an in-depth analysis of South Asia's transition in the areas of democracy, political economy and security since the end of the Cold War. It provides a close scrutiny to the state of democracy and political economy in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Editor(s): Chakma, Bhumitra. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; GTF; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137356635
- ISBN
- 9781137356635
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Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. This collection explores the productive potential of uncertainty for people living in Africa as well as for scholars of Africa. Eight ethnographic case studies from across the continent examine how uncertainty is used to negotiate insecurity, create and conduct relationships, and act as a source for imagining the future. Editor(s): Cooper, Elizabeth; Pratten, David. Series: Anthropology, Change and Development. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL3; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350824
- ISBN
- 9781137350824
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Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Anthropology, Theatre, and Development: The Transformative Potential o...
Flynn, Alex, Tinius, Jonas
Hardcover. The contributors explore diverse contexts of performance to discuss peoples' own reflections on political subjectivities, governance and development. The volume refocuses anthropological engagement with ethics, aesthetics, and politics to examine the transformative potential of political performance, both for individuals and wider collectives. Editor(s): Flynn, Alex; Tinius, Jonas. Series: Anthropology, Change and Development. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AN; GTF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350596
- ISBN
- 9781137350596
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Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardback. Getting Development Right brings together development scholars and practitioners from multiple academic disciplines and policy perspectives to analyze important facets of this triple challenge, to explore interconnections among them and suggest strategies for overcoming the challenges in the current age of globalization. Editor(s): Paus, Eva. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340757
- ISBN
- 9781137340757
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Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. Development education is a radical form of learning that addresses the structural causes of poverty and injustice in the global North and South. This volume debates development education practice and the policy environment in which it is delivered. It affirmatively points to the transformative power of education as a means toward social change. Editor(s): McCloskey, Stephen. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; JNAM; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324658
- ISBN
- 9781137324658
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Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardback. Politicians, business leaders and citizens look with hope to the Latin American middle class for political stability and purchasing power, but the economic position of the middle class remains vulnerable. The contributors document the remarkable emergence of this middle group in Latin America, whose measurement turns out not to be an easy task. Editor(s): Dayton-Johnson, Jeff. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JFSC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320780
- ISBN
- 9781137320780
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Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. Against the backdrop of the environmental impact of household electricity consumption and the history of cooling practices, Marlyne Sahakian considers how people keep cool, from Metro Manila to other mega-cities in Southeast Asia. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTF; JFF; RNFY; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308825
- ISBN
- 9781137308825
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Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Hardcover. Drawing from long term ethnographic work and practice in Guatemala, this incisive and interdisciplinary text brings in perspectives from critical disability studies, postcolonial theory and critical development to explore the various interactions and dynamics between disability and extreme poverty in rural areas. Series: Palgrave Studies in Disability and International Development. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; GTF; JFFA; JFFG; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307972
- ISBN
- 9781137307972
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Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Multilateral Development Cooperation in a Changing Global Order
. Ed(S): Besada, Hany; Kindornay, Shannon
Hardback. This volume addresses the changing nature of the international aid system and the challenges it poses for the multilateral system, donors and aid recipients, centring on new regional and national relationships developing in the multilateral system, economic and social forces, and national and global policy making. Editor(s): Besada, Hany; Kindornay, Shannon. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137297754
- ISBN
- 9781137297754
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Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Hardcover. Development researchers face many challenges in producing robust and persuasive analyses, often within a short time-frame. This edited volume tackles these challenges head-on, using examples from other fields to provide practical guidance to research producers and users. Editor(s): Camfield, Laura. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293619
- ISBN
- 9781137293619
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Condition: New
€ 68.05
€ 68.05
Hardcover. The contributors illustrate what twin analytical and practical challenges emerge from juxtaposing cultural, economic, historical, postcolonial, virtual, architectural, literary, security and political stances to the concept of the 'global city'. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 black & white tables, 13 black & white line drawings, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; KCU; RNT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286864
- ISBN
- 9781137286864
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Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. How can human capabilities be articulated and promoted in practice? How can the challenges encountered in its application be addressed? This volume answers these research questions through nine country case studies from the Global North and the Global South. Editor(s): Ibrahim, Solava; Tiwari, Meera. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137001443
- ISBN
- 9781137001443
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Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. Offers an analysis and overview of the way in which NATO can undertake new roles, tasks and missions in light of the extent to which it has retained significance and vitality as an international institution. The author discusses this within the framework of international relations theory. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366324
- ISBN
- 9780792366324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.32
€ 131.32
Hardback. Sustainable development has been the basic goal of the European Union since the Treaty of Amsterdam. After the analysis of the concept, this book goes on to translate the concept into practicable and tangible opportunities for urban and regional sustainable development. Editor(s): Vorkeman, Gerrit H. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364238
- ISBN
- 9780792364238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.11
€ 200.11
Paperback. The huge potential use of drugs and other chemically active substances from plants has only recently been recognized. Due to widespread destruction of the plants' habitats and the ethnic groups that possess knowledge of their potential, "ethnobotany" development is urgent. Series: WWF Manuals in Plant Conservation. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 photographs, 25 line drawings, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTF; JHM; PSTS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Nelson Thornes Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412483707
- ISBN
- 9780412483707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Hardback. Examines the emergence and role of the new Malay middle class, with special regard to democratization and evolution of civil society. As well as exploring variations within the class across Malaysia, the author also draws comparisons with the working class elsewhere in East Asia. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMM; GTB; GTF; JFSC; JHMC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968819
- ISBN
- 9780333968819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07