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Hardback. Popular struggles in the global south suggest the need for the development of new and politically enabling categories of analysis, and new ways of understanding contemporary social movements. This book shows how social movements in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East politicize development in an age of neoliberal hegemony. Editor(s): Motta, Sara C.; Nilsen, Alf Gunvald. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPS; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243491
- ISBN
- 9780230243491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56
Paperback. This book offers a nuanced understanding of the contexts, culturally conditioned rationality, local networks, and innovation in contentious action across the Middle East and North Africa to give the reader a substantive understanding of events in the Arab world before and since 2011. Editor(s): Beinin, Joel; Vairel, Frederic. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHB; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785693
- ISBN
- 9780804785693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Drawing on fieldwork in the Herat area, Afghanistan, this book addresses migration patterns in war. It launches a framework for understanding the role of social networks for people's responses to war and disaster as well as mobilizing or maintaining material resources for security and gathering information. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFD; JFFN; JHBC; JHBD; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576551
- ISBN
- 9780230576551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. Cuba has long been a social policy pioneer, with ambitious policies to address health care, education, employment, the environment, and social inequalities. Yet facing severe economic challenges, the government may look to learn from its Latin American neighbors. Social Policies and Decentralization in Cuba analyzes these issues in depth. Editor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I.; Arguelle, Maria del Carmen Zabala; Prieto, Mayra Espina. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; HBJK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
- Publisher
- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975309
- ISBN
- 9780674975309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Mkandawire, Thandika. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPQB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403936615
- ISBN
- 9781403936615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.82
€ 116.82
Paperback. This volume reviews Africa's past experiences of social policy, with an eye on the future. Contributions examine a range of social policy issues around healthcare, education, the labour market and social welfare, and highlight important conceptual and policy issues for rebuilding Africa. Editor(s): Adesina, Jimi. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHBA; JPQB; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349355884
- ISBN
- 9781349355884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.12
€ 127.12
Hardback. Social protection is fast becoming an important theme in development policy. This book examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares the key conceptual frameworks available for analyzing social protection; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and the poorest. Editor(s): Barrientos, Armando; Hulme, David. Series: Palgrave Studies in Development. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JKSB; JKSR; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525306
- ISBN
- 9780230525306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.03
€ 162.03
Paperback. Social protection is fast becoming a key theme in development policy. This book, now in paperback, examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares key conceptual frameworks available for analysis; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and poorest. Editor(s): Barrientos, Armando; Hulme, David. Series: Palgrave Studies in Development. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JKSB; JKSR; KCM; YQG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273580
- ISBN
- 9780230273580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.06
€ 161.06
Paperback. Social interaction is the engine which drives an individual's psychological development and it can create changes on all levels of society. Social Relations in Human and Societal Development includes essays by internationally renowned academics from a range of disciplines including social psychology, international relations and child development. Editor(s): Gillespie, A.; Perret-Clermont, Anne-Nelly. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JMC; JMH; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349486267
- ISBN
- 9781349486267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The author focuses on the research-policy nexus in development studies, highlighting reciprocal orientations and interactions between the domains of social research and of policy and politics. He looks at instances where these domains are complementary and geared towards common objectives, but also with others marked by opposing rationales. Series: EADI Global Development Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBC; JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137548511
- ISBN
- 9781137548511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. aeoWritten as a textbook for students in communication and cultural studies. aeoRich with e xamples and illustrations. aeo Presents a comprehensive and original theoretical approach. aeoThe authors are well--known and this book builds upon their previous and highly successful works. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38. BIC Classification: CFG; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745603735
- ISBN
- 9780745603735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.71
€ 28.71
Paperback. Social semiotics reveals language's social meaning its structures, processes, conditions and effects in all social contexts, across all media and modes of discourse. This important new book uses social semiotics as a one-stop shop to analyse language and social meaning, enhancing linguistics with a sociological imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; GTE; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696218
- ISBN
- 9780745696218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Hardcover. Social semiotics reveals language's social meaning its structures, processes, conditions and effects in all social contexts, across all media and modes of discourse. This important new book uses social semiotics as a one-stop shop to analyse language and social meaning, enhancing linguistics with a sociological imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; GTE; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696201
- ISBN
- 9780745696201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Hardback. This text shows how and why US educational reforms must seek to build upon rather than downplay the native culture and language of minority students. The work includes stories from teachers and students that show what works - and what doesn't - in creating effective educational oppurtunties. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; GTC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511330
- ISBN
- 9780742511330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.04
€ 183.04
Paperback. This text shows how and why US educational reforms must seek to build upon rather than downplay the native culture and language of minority students. The work includes stories from teachers and students that show what works - and what doesn't - in creating effective educational opportunties. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; GTC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511347
- ISBN
- 9780742511347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Hardcover. Challenges the democratic peace and diversionary war theories by emphasizing the importance of social trust, its origin as a by-product of effective governance exercised by strong states, and influence on international conflict. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113176
- ISBN
- 9780230113176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardback. Medellin, Colombia, used to be the most violent city on earth, but in recent years, allegedly thanks to its 'social urbanism' approach to regeneration, it has experienced a sharp decline in violence. The author explores the politics behind this decline and the complex transformations in terms of urban development policies in Medellin. Num Pages: 157 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFE; JPA; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397355
- ISBN
- 9781137397355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardback. This book explores the dimensions and characteristics of social vulnerability in Western Europe. It provides a broad empirical foundation for recent theories on the emergence of new social risks in post-industrial societies, revealing to what extent social risks are compromising the 'normal' functioning of the European population. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFF; JFSC; JHBC; JKS; YQG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580916
- ISBN
- 9780230580916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Paperback. Taking a comparative and multidisciplinary approach, this textbook offers a non-technical introduction to the dynamics of socio-economic development and stagnation. Num Pages: 791 pages, 24 b/w illus. 77 tables. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 246 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1680.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107624498
- ISBN
- 9781107624498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.33
€ 92.33
Paperback. This is the second in a series of field reports on village surveys conducted by the Foundation for Agrarian Studies. This report deals with agrarian relations in two villages of Rajasthan: Rewasi in Sikar district and 25 F Gulabewala in Sri Ganganagar district. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Tulika Book India
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381679
- ISBN
- 9789382381679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.15
€ 21.99
€ 17.15