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Interdisciplinary studies
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
€ 36.99€ 32.10
€ 36.99
€ 32.10
Hardback. The text studies how various Western, Japanese, and Chinese businesses struggled with the persistent dilemma in China of how to retain control over corporate hierachies while adapting to dramatic changes in Chinese society, politics and foreign affairs from 1880-1937. Num Pages: 269 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216259
- ISBN
- 9780520216259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.70
€ 78.70
Paperback. Why do some technologies spread while others do not? What are the consequences of top-down diffusion strategies? What are the disadvantages of instant patents and corporate-controlled intellectual property rights? These questions prompt a "how to do it" guide to innovation management here. Num Pages: 288 pages, boxes, photographs, bibliography, figures, notes, index. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 320. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012436
- ISBN
- 9781856499729
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Emptiness and Temporality is an account of classical Japanese poetics that takes its starting point in the two Buddhist concepts of emptiness (J. ku) and temporality (mujo) that ground the medieval understanding of poetry, and examines their affinity with contemporary Western theory, particularly Derridean differance and deconstruction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; GTB; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748889
- ISBN
- 9780804748889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.98
€ 84.98
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
€ 63.28
€ 63.28
Paperback. This book presents a large-scale, multi-site case example of how empowerment evaluation was used to facilitate the $15 Million Hewlett-Packard Digital Village Initiative, designed to bridge the digital divide in communities of color. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTC; KJMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804781121
- ISBN
- 9780804781121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Hardback. This book presents a large-scale, multi-site case example of how empowerment evaluation was used to facilitate the $15 Million Hewlett-Packard Digital Village Initiative, designed to bridge the digital divide in communities of color. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; KJMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804781114
- ISBN
- 9780804781114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.98
€ 153.98
Paperback. An analysis of the links between women's empowerment and health, looking at what determines success in the fight for better conditions, the redistribution of power, and control of resources. It states the case for an international feminist agenda attentive to local cultural idioms. Num Pages: 304 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFK; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360. Very good to like new, with just minor shelfwear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMB0000122
- ISBN
- 9781856494649
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 8.69
€ 8.69
Paperback. An analysis of the links between women's empowerment and health, looking at what determines success in the fight for better conditions, the redistribution of power, and control of resources. It states the case for an international feminist agenda attentive to local cultural idioms. Num Pages: 304 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFK; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360. Very good to like new, with just minor shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KMB0000121
- ISBN
- 9781856494649
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 8.69
€ 8.69
Paperback. First-hand account of social activism and the politics of development in postsocialist Russia Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218919
- ISBN
- 9780253218919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.51
€ 30.51
Paperback. This book explores one of the central theoretical problems in linguistics: learnability. Written by four researchers in linguistics, psychology, computer science, and cognitive science, it sheds light on the problems of learnability and language, and their implications for key theoretical linguistics and the study of language acquisition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CFDC; GTR; JM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198734260
- ISBN
- 9780198734260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.33
€ 84.33
Hardback. This unique analysis of Manchuria's environmental history provides an overview of the climatic and imperialist forces that have shaped an area of ongoing geopolitical importance. Editor(s): Smith, Norman. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, 22 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774832892
- ISBN
- 9780774832892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.46
€ 133.46
Hardback. In order to use the perspective of emotions to explain conflict escalation and crises, a comparison to conceptions such as the pursuit of power or financial interests is warranted. These theoretical considerations are investigated within cases of civil wars and shown to be effective in explaining the origins but also the breakdown of conflicts. Series Editor(s): Chatterji, Manas. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBW; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786350329
- ISBN
- 9781786350329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.50
€ 159.50
Hardback. Editor(s): Flores, Bruce. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JMH; JMQ; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634831239
- ISBN
- 9781634831239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 281.94€ 208.88
€ 281.94
€ 208.88
Hardcover. Presents examples as well as methods and tools for integrating systems of dispute resolution into standard corporate procedures. This book investigates how the systems organizations have developed to manage common and costly workplace conflicts involving supervisor-employee relationships, and race, age, and gender discrimination complaints. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787964344
- ISBN
- 9780787964344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.90
€ 83.90
Paperback. Drawing on philosophy, economics and strategy, this title ranges from capitalism to technological innovation, finance to foreign investment, and from human capital to world trade to offer a new vision of transformation. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141979458
- ISBN
- 9780141979458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FKP; GTJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583943076
- ISBN
- 9781583943076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.84
€ 18.84
Hardcover. In the Red Sea Hills of eastern Sudan, where poverty, famines, and conflict loom large, women struggle to gain the status of responsible motherhood. But biological fate can be capricious in impoverished settings. This work shows how Muslim Hadendowa women manage health and reproductive suffering in their quest to become "responsible" mothers. Series: Women in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 b/w photos & an eight page colour insert 4 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; GTB; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299223809
- ISBN
- 9780299223809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.85
€ 78.85
Paperback. An exploration of questions thrown up by the development process. The author looks at what has been done and said in the name of development and seeks to identify those elements that seem to offer the best hope of advancing human welfare and social justice. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 230. Very good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KEX0250052
- ISBN
- 9781856493802
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This book draws on the narratives of white women as English language teachers in the neocolonial world of international development. It explores the paradoxes of language as aid, and questions the mythical power of English to deliver on the promises of a brighter future for the developing world. Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; EB; GTF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847693044
- ISBN
- 9781847693044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.76
€ 148.76