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Women Feeding Cities: Mainstreaming Gender in Urban Agriculture and Fo...
. Ed(S): Hovorka, Alice; Zeeuw, Henk De; Njen...
paperback. Editor(s): Hovorka, Alice; Zeeuw, Henk de; Njenga, Mary. Num Pages: 399 pages, 15 black & white line drawings, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ1; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853396854
- ISBN
- 9781853396854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.21
€ 44.21
For postcolonial Africa, modernization was seen as a necessary outcome of the struggle for independence and as crucial to the success of its newly established states. This book includes 15 essays that address governance, production, and social life; and the role of media. Editor(s): Bloom, Peter J.; Miescher, Stephan F.; Manuh, Takyiwaa. Num Pages: 378 pages, 4 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012258
- ISBN
- 9780253012258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
This book explains the origins of development and underdevelopment and offers a new vision for development, demystifying the statistics that international organizations use to measure development and introducing the alternative concept of buen vivir: the state of living well. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447301097
- ISBN
- 9781447301097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.60€ 60.10
€ 76.60
€ 60.10
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.69
€ 70.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages, figures. BIC Classification: GTF; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 245 x 178 x 6. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- ITDG Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853393372
- ISBN
- 9781853393372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.31
€ 28.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 70 illustrations, b&w half-tones, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; TBR; TGBN; THRB. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 298 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- ITDG Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853391262
- ISBN
- 9781853391262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.72
€ 43.99
€ 42.72
Liberation Ecologies: Environment, Development and Social Movements
. Ed(S): Peet, Richard; Watts, Michael (Unive...
hardcover. Most explanations of environmental crisis rely for their persuasive power on population growth that displaces attention onto the poor. By comparison, this book elaborates a political/economic explanation drawing from advances in social theory. Editor(s): Peet, Richard; Watts, Michael (University of California Berkeley, USA). Num Pages: 468 pages, 15 black & white tables, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; RNA; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 831.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415312356
- ISBN
- 9780415312356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.66
€ 227.66
Paperback. This book provides a critical review of the varied interpretations of modernity and development supported by original case studies from the Netherlands, the former USSR, Tanzania, Sri Lanka and Guatemala. Editor(s): Arce, Alberto; Long, Norman. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415205009
- ISBN
- 9780415205009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.79
€ 71.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Brock, Karen; Pettit, Jethro. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 black & white line drawings, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Practical Action
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853396472
- ISBN
- 9781853396472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.65
€ 38.65
paperback. Editor(s): Carr, Marilyn. Num Pages: 104 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 221.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853390142
- ISBN
- 9781853390142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.22
€ 32.99
€ 32.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 143 black & white line drawings, 87 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; RBKF; TGBN; THRB; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 298 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- ITDG Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853391033
- ISBN
- 9781853391033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.41
€ 84.41
paperback. The author's thesis declares that the obstacles to African agrarian development never stay the same. She explores the complex way in which African economy and society are tied to issues of land and labour, and offers comparative studies of agrarian change in four sub-Saharan areas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCM; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780299139346
- ISBN
- 9780299139346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.79
€ 26.79
Hardback. Series: Studies in Political Development. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; GTF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649689
- ISBN
- 9780691649689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.10
€ 213.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442635920
- ISBN
- 9781442635920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. Based on fieldwork carried out in Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania and Ghana, this book shows how local governance institutions change the way that they work as they engage with climate change adaptation initiatives. Editor(s): Friis-Hansen, Esbern. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786390769
- ISBN
- 9781786390769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.97
€ 115.97
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473930223
- ISBN
- 9781473930223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.49
€ 51.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Practical Action Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853398513
- ISBN
- 9781853398513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.29
€ 100.29
Paperback. Demonstrates how research has benefited rice growers and increased production. The book describes the life cycle of a rice crop and explains how research is conducted and how the results end up growing in a farmer's field. The text focuses on Asia and Latin America. Num Pages: 204 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; KNAC; RNU; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228294
- ISBN
- 9780807845936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Editor(s): La Palombara, Joseph. Series: Studies in Political Development. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649641
- ISBN
- 9780691649641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 280.55
€ 280.55
Paperback. Editor(s): King, Judith; Munro, Greg; Oro, Emily; Zaman, Dian; Jenniskens, Francoise; Baatsen, Pam; Baltissen, Gerard. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- KIT Publishers Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789460221101
- ISBN
- 9789460221101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.45
€ 36.99
€ 25.45