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Hardcover. The proceedings of a Development Studies Association conference examining the historical background to famine and the reasons why famine continues to exist in much of the developing world today. Explores the causes of food insecurity and offers practical policy proposals on famine prevention and post-famine rehabilitation. Editor(s): O'Neill, Helen; Toye, John. Series: Palgrave Development Studies. Num Pages: 545 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1QFG; GTF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1; JKSR; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 43. Weight in Grams: 798.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333682463
- ISBN
- 9780333682463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.67
€ 196.67
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333637418
- ISBN
- 9780333637418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardcover. Considers the principal sources of agreement and disagreement among policy-makers and analysts concerning the current economic problems of sub-Saharan Africa. The contributors address the key policy issues in agriculture, trade, social issues, privatization and political economy. Editor(s): Cornia, Giovanni Andrea; Helleiner, G.K. Num Pages: 448 pages, tables, figures, references, index. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333613627
- ISBN
- 9780333613627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Hardcover. Explaining why the increasing reliance on market forces may lead to greater divergences in economic performance, these papers also point to the importance for the development process of social solidarity and institutions which encourage co-operative approaches to problem solving. Editor(s): Prendergast, Renee; Stewart, Frances. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438. 240 pages, tables and figures, index. Editor(s): Prendergast, Renee; Stewart, Frances. Explaining why the increasing reliance on market forces may lead to greater divergences in economic performance, these papers also point to the importance for the development process of social solidarity and institutions which encourage co-operative approaches to problem solving. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCM. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 22. Weight: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333594841
- ISBN
- 9780333594841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Hardcover. After the wars of the late 20th century, the wider Gulf region remains mired in internal, regional and international conflicts. This volume presents analytical perspectives, including solution-oriented assessments, to identify major causes for actual and potential conflicts throughout the Gulf. Num Pages: 497 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJP; GTB; GTJ; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 834.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293888
- ISBN
- 9780312293888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.93€ 90.14
€ 106.93
€ 90.14
Hardcover. This book offers a critical study of the cultural and social phenomena of war in the French and French-speaking world through a number of lenses, including memory, gender, the arts, and intellectual history. Editor(s): Lorcin, Patricia M. E.; Brewer, Daniel. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615618
- ISBN
- 9780230615618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
Hardcover. This book analyzes the political obstacles to economic recovery, and the economic consequences of democratic political reforms. The contributors focus on rulers of shaky states where civil strife has caused economic devastation. If rebuilding requires regime change, are we asking these governments to put themselves out of business? Editor(s): Binder, Leonard. Num Pages: 293 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTF; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600171
- ISBN
- 9780230600171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. Despite abundant scepticism about their economic benefits, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have proliferated at a rapid pace. Policy diffusion models explain how different sets of preferential trade agreements are interconnected and establish under what conditions FTAs can work for or against the emergence of coherent regional blocs. Editor(s): Solis, Mireya; Stallings, Barbara; Katada, Saori. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFFS; JPS; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577787
- ISBN
- 9780230577787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardcover. The decline of citizen involvement affects two key elements of democratic government: elections and political parties. Activating the Citizen examines the reasons underlying citizen withdrawal and explores and assesses innovative approaches on both sides of the Atlantic to try to counter these phenomena. Editor(s): DeBardeleben, Joan; Pammett, Prof. Jon H. Num Pages: 323 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBC; GTB; JPB; JPHF; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 53. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575943
- ISBN
- 9780230575943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardcover. The book explores the role of new modes of governance in helping future member states to cope with their accession to the EU. It examines the extent to which civil society and business have assisted the governments of Southern, Central and Eastern European accession countries in taking on the ever more comprehensive body of EU laws and regulations. Editor(s): Borzel, Prof.Dr. Tanja A. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JPB; JPQB; JPSN2; RNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575516
- ISBN
- 9780230575516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The book provides critical perspectives that reach beyond the technical approaches of international financial institutions and proponents of the liberal peace formula. It investigates political economies characterized by the legacies of disruption to production and exchange, by population displacement, poverty, and by 'criminality'. Editor(s): Pugh, Michael C.; Cooper, Neil; Turner, Mandy. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 433 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573352
- ISBN
- 9780230573352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.07
€ 130.07
Paperback. The quality of the peace arrived at via liberal peacebuilding approaches has been poor. The related statebuilding praxis has generally been unable to respond to its critics. What is at stake is a recognition of peacebuilding's everyday political, social, economic, and cultural dynamics. This indicates the emergence of a post-liberal form of peace. Editor(s): Richmond, Oliver P. Series: Palgrave Advances. Num Pages: 487 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230555235
- ISBN
- 9780230555235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.83
€ 128.83
Hardcover. The quality of the peace arrived at via liberal peacebuilding approaches has been poor. The related statebuilding praxis has generally been unable to respond to its critics. What is at stake is a recognition of peacebuilding's everyday political, social, economic, and cultural dynamics. This indicates the emergence of a post-liberal form of peace. Editor(s): Richmond, Oliver P. Series: Palgrave Advances. Num Pages: 487 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230555228
- ISBN
- 9780230555228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.64
€ 129.64
Hardcover. The result of major research on development, security and culture, this collection, and second volume Sustainable Development in a Globalized World, outlines the emerging field of global studies and the theoretical approach of global social theory. It considers social relations and the need for intercultural dialogue to respect 'the other'. Editor(s): Hettne, Bjorn. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; GTN; JFFS; JPSN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551282
- ISBN
- 9780230551282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. The outcome of a major research project on development, security and culture, this collection along with a second volume Human Values and Global Governance, outlines the emerging field of global studies and the theoretical approach of global social theory. It focuses on the problem of development in the context of the globalized condition. Editor(s): Hettne, Bjorn. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1FK; 1KL; GTF; JFFS; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551275
- ISBN
- 9780230551275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardcover. This collection examines anti-corruption campaigns and argues that they have often resulted in perverse and unintended consequences. The book examines how corruption has been addressed (and sometimes tolerated) in Africa, Asia, Latin America and East & Central Europe to interrogate government policy and question development discourse and practice. Editor(s): Bracking, Sarah. Series: Palgrave Studies in Development. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPZ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525504
- ISBN
- 9780230525504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56
Hardcover. Foreign exploitation of economic crises in the developing world has been a central claim of neoliberal critics. This important and recurring international theme is the subject of closer scrutiny in this new collection, where contributors offer competing interpretations of the interaction between international and domestic forces after crises. Editor(s): Robertson, Justin L. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCM; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516977
- ISBN
- 9780230516977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. This book explores how memories are used to re-establish a sense of belonging, analyzing the relationships between migrants' adjustment, assimilation and re-membering home. It considers memories as social expressions as well as the tensions and conflicts in representing and renegotiating memories in literature and cinema. Editor(s): Kuah-Pearce, Khun Eng; Davidson, Andrew P. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506985
- ISBN
- 9780230506985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Covers topical issues for Africa's development, economics and politics of climate change, water management, public service delivery, and delivering aid. The authors argue that these issues should be included in the post-MDG paradigm and add an important voice to recent moves by academics and practitioners to engage with each other. Editor(s): Hanson, Kobena T.; Kararach, George; Shaw, Professor Timothy M. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230393288
- ISBN
- 9780230393288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. Designed as a critique of the key failures of international development, this book brings together practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, activists, and academics in an attempt to work toward a shared conceptualisation of development by outlining and critically reflecting on their own understanding of development. Editor(s): Kingsbury, Damien. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Critical
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230389045
- ISBN
- 9780230389045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40