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  • Beyond Malthus

    The Nineteen Dimensions of the Population Challenge

    de Lester R. Brown, Gary Gardner, Brian Halweil ...
    Series series The Worldwatch Environmental Alert Series
    On the bicentennial of Malthus' legendary essay on the tendency of population to grow more rapidly than the food supply, this book examines the impacts of population growth on 19 global resources and services, including food, fresh water, fisheries, jobs, education, income and health. Despite current hype of a 'birth dearth' in parts of Europe and Japan, the fact remains that human numbers are ... Leer más

    $57.99 USD

  • Vital Signs 2000-2001

    The Environmental Trends That Are Shaping Our Future

    de Lester R. Brown, Michael Renner, Brian Halweil ...
    This ninth annual edition of Vital Signs takes the world's pulse by compiling a wide-ranging collection of trends that identify both problems and progress in the quest for a sustainable society. It highlights both alarming situations and encouraging developments. Part One is a comprehensive presentation of the key indicators in areas such as food, agriculture, energy, atmosphere, economics, ... Leer más

    $36.99 USD

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  • Science and Technology for Development

    de James Smith ...
    Series series Development Matters
    How can science realize its potential and help us tackle global inequality, environmental change and crippling poverty? How can more appropriate technologies be developed for those most in need? Science has long promised much -- new crops, new medicines, new sources of energy, new means of communication -- but the potential of new technologies has frequently bypassed the poorest people and the ... Leer más

    $26.99 USD

  • Ecological Imperialism

    The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900–1900

    de Alfred W. Crosby ...
    Series series Studies in Environment and History
    People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But, as Alfred Crosby maintains in this highly original and fascinating book, the Europeans' displacement and replacement of ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • South Sudan

    The Untold Story from Independence to Civil War

    de Hilde F. Johnson ...
    In July 2011, South Sudan was granted independence and became the world's newest country. Yet just two-and-a-half years after this momentous decision, the country was in the grips of renewed civil war and political strife. Hilde F. Johnson served as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan from July 2011 until July 2014 ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Transforming India

    de Sumantra Bose ...
    A nation of 1.25 billion, India is the world's most diverse democracy. Drawing on his extensive fieldwork and experience of Indian politics, Sumantra Bose tells the story of democracy's evolution in India since the 1950s and describes the challenges it faces today: from poverty and inequality to Maoist revolutionaries and Kashmir secessionists. ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • The Global Food Economy

    The Battle for the Future of Farming

    de Tony Weis ...
    The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat.The current food economy is characterized by immense contradictions. Surplus 'food mountains', bountiful supermarkets, and rising levels of obesity stand in stark contrast to widespread hunger and malnutrition. Transnational companies dominate the market in food and benefit from subsidies, whilst farmers in developing ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Heart

    The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Heroic Organ

    de Johannes Hinrich von Borstel ...
    "Describes the physiology behind the normal function of the heart with gusto and humor . . . well informed and accessible . . . a necessary book." — ReadingsIn this lively and informative exploration of all aspects of the heart, Johannes Hinrich von Borstel offers a perfect mix of medical fact and amusing anecdote. A doctor, prospective cardiologist, and former paramedic—as well as a successful ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Advanced Introduction to Law and Development

    de Trebilcock, M.J., Prado, M.M. ...
    Series series Elgar Advanced Introductions series
    Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by some of the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to the main ... Leer más

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  • Globalization and the Decolonial Option

    Edición de Walter D. Mignolo, Arturo Escobar ...
    This is the first book in English profiling the work of a research collective that evolved around the notion of "coloniality", understood as the hidden agenda and the darker side of modernity and whose members are based in South America and the United States. The project called for an understanding of modernity not from modernity itself but from its darker side, coloniality, and proposes the de ... Leer más

    $79.99 USD

  • Ethics of Global Development

    Agency, Capability, and Deliberative Democracy

    de David A. Crocker ...
    Poverty, inequality, violence, environmental degradation, and tyranny continue to afflict the world. Ethics of Global Development offers a moral reflection on the ends and means of local, national, and global efforts to overcome these five scourges. After emphasizing the role of ethics in development studies, policy-making, and practice, David A. Crocker analyzes and evaluates Amartya Sen's ... Leer más

    $57.99 USD

  • The Politics of Resource Extraction

    Indigenous Peoples, Multinational Corporations and the State

    Edición de S. Sawyer, E. Gomez ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    International institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines. ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD