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  • Crisis and Opportunity

    Environment and development in Africa

    by Francois Falloux, Lee M Talbot ...
    Series series Aid and Development Set
    Winner of the Prix Pierre Chauleur of the French Academie des Sciences d'Outre-MerUntil some way is found of dealing with Africa's catastrophic environmental crises none of the continent's other problems will find a long-term solution. Yet there is hope, and Crisis and Opportunity sets out a programme for dealing with the problems successfully. Written in a clear and engaging style, the book shows ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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  • A History of Bangladesh

    by Willem van Schendel ...
    Bangladesh is a new name for an old land whose history is little known to the wider world. A country chiefly famous in the West for media images of poverty, underdevelopment, and natural disasters, Bangladesh did not exist as an independent state until 1971. Willem van Schendel's history reveals the country's vibrant, colourful past and its diverse culture as it navigates the extraordinary twists ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • The Flour Peddler

    A Global Journey into Local Food from Canada to South Sudan

    by Chris Hergesheimer, Josh Hergesheimer ...
    In 2008, a small-scale flour miller from British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast created a handmade bike mill to attract a dedicated farmers’ market following. Chris Hergesheimer wanted to challenge the belief that there is only one way—the big way—to grow, process and market grain and flour. For Chris and his family, it wasn’t about profit, but connecting a community to its food producers for better ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Unfolding Cluster Evolution

    Edited by Fiorenza Belussi, Jose Luis Hervás-Oliver ...
    Series series Regions and Cities
    Various theories have been put forward as to why business and industry develops in clusters and despite good work being carried out on path dependence and dynamics, this is still very much an emerging topic in the social sciences. To date, no overarching theoretical framework has been developed to show how clusters evolve.Unfolding Cluster Evolution aims to address this gap by presenting ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Sustainable Development

    An Introductory Guide

    by David Reid ...
    'Sustainable development' is the catchphrase of the 1990s. Governments around the world, international institutions, local organizations and NGOs have committed themselves to its principles and have adopted policies to promote it.But 'sustainable development' is difficult to define - let alone implement - and its proponents and advocates may all interpret it in very different ways.This ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Environments for Health

    by John J Macdonald, University of Western Sydney, Australia ...
    'John Macdonald once again turns the traditional approach to health care on its head. Instead of merely diagnosing and managing disease, he urges health services � and indeed society � to foster health ... and articulates a vision of a health promoting � a salutogenic � society'.Dimity Pond, School of Medical Practice and Population Health, University of Newcastle, AustraliaThe vast proportion of ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Development and Politics from Below

    Exploring Religious Spaces in the African State

    Edited by B. Bompani, M. Frahm-Arp ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Religion is playing an increasingly central role in African political and developmental life. This book offers an empirical and theoretical reflection on the relationships between religion, politics and development in Africa; the meanings of religion in non-Western contexts and the way that is embedded in the everyday life of people in Africa. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Modernity and Malaysia

    Settling the Menraq Forest Nomads

    by Alberto Gomes ...
    Series series The Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia
    Bringing together over thirty years of detailed ethnographic research on the Menraq of Malaysia, this fascinating book analyzes and documents the experience of development and modernization in tribal communities.Descendents of hunter-gatherers who have inhabited Southeast Asia for about 40,000 years, the Menraq (also known as Semang or Negritos) were nomadic foragers until they were resettled in a ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Measuring Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation

    Incidence and Determinants in Developed Countries

    Edited by Roger White ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This edited collection provides a comprehensive examination of multidimensional poverty for a wide variety of economies and societies, with a general focus on multidimensional poverty in developed countries, where poverty is often overlooked. Arguing that income- and consumption-based poverty measures cannot provide a full picture of the presence and extent of poverty, the contributors suggest new ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Gendering Globalization on the Ground

    The Limits of Feminized Work for Mexican Women’s Empowerment

    by Gay Young ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Gender and Society
    How has globalization worked for women working on the frontlines of neoliberalism on the Mexico-US border? This border divides "US" from "Others," and produces social inequalities that form a site where marginalized border women encounter the othering power of neoliberalism and confront inequalities of gender and class. Within this context, a critical comparison of socially similar women, working ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Sports Mega-Events and Urban Legacies

    The 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil

    Edited by Eduardo Alberto Cusce Nobre ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book examines the urban legacy of the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil across the seven cities that hosted matches. The authors, all experts and natives of South America, analyse the context and impacts of hosting the World Cup for each of the host cities. The chapters use a range of background data and local knowledge and understanding to critically assess what benefits or disadvantages ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Innovation, Regional Development and the Life Sciences

    Beyond clusters

    by Kean Birch ...
    Series series Regions and Cities
    The life sciences is an industrial sector that covers the development of biological products and the use of biological processes in the production of goods, services and energy. This sector is frequently presented as a major opportunity for policy-makers to upgrade and renew regional economies, leading to social and economic development through support for high-tech innovation.Innovation, Regional ... Read more

    $59.99 USD