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Political and Socio-Economic Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Gender Perspectives and Survival Strategies
ISBN: 9781137490698 / Angielski / Twarda / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Political and Socio-Economic Change in the Middle East and North Africa examines the shortcomings of the economic development policies in the region before and after the Arab uprisings. Many MENA countries tried to pursue neoliberal policies to boost economic growth. However, the outcome was associated with rising and disproportionate unemployment among the youth and women. The focal point of the book is the role of gender and the ways in which policies translate into economic outcomes. Particular attention is paid to women's entrepreneurship, especially as owners of small and medium...
Political and Socio-Economic Change in the Middle East and North Africa examines the shortcomings of the economic development policies in the region b...
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Handbook on Transport and Development
ISBN: 9780857937254 / Angielski / Twarda / 736 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Handbook provides an extensive overview of the relationships between transport and development. With 45 chapters from leading international authors, the book is organised in three main parts: urban structure and travel; transport and spatial impacts; and wider dimensions in transport and development. The chapters each present commentary on key issues within these themes, presenting the debate on the impacts of urban structure on travel, the impacts of transport investment on development, and social and cultural change on travel. A multitude of angles are considered - leaving the reader...
This Handbook provides an extensive overview of the relationships between transport and development. With 45 chapters from leading international autho...
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The Future of Public Water Governance: Has Water Privatization Peaked?
ISBN: 9781138953475 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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215,45 |
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Third World Studies: Theorizing Liberation
ISBN: 9780822362319 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1968 the Third World Liberation Front at San Francisco State College demanded the creation of a Third World studies program to counter the existing curricula that ignored issues of power--notably, imperialism and oppression. The administration responded by institutionalizing an ethnic studies program; Third World studies was over before it began. Detailing the field's genesis and premature death, Gary Y. Okihiro presents an intellectual history of ethnic studies and Third World studies and shows where they converged and departed by identifying some of their core ideas, concepts, methods,...
In 1968 the Third World Liberation Front at San Francisco State College demanded the creation of a Third World studies program to counter the existing...
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102,81 |
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The Political Economy of Development and Underdevelopment in Africa
ISBN: 9781138952621 / Angielski / Miękka / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While Africa is too often regarded as lying on the periphery of the global political arena, this is not the case. African nations have played an important historical role in world affairs. It is with this understanding that the authors in this volume set out upon researching and writing their chapters, making an important collective contribution to our understanding of modern Africa. Taken as a whole, the chapters represent the range of research in African development, and fully tie this development to the global political economy. African nations play significant roles in world politics,... While Africa is too often regarded as lying on the periphery of the global political arena, this is not the case. African nations have played an im... |
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225,25 |
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Conflict of Policies in Asia
ISBN: 9781138191808 / Angielski / Twarda / 518 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1899, the U.S.'s Hay Doctrine, more commonly referred to as the Open Door Policy, required that China's trading ports remain open to all countries on an equal basis. Originally published in 1924, in the wake of World War I, this book looks at the variety of different policies between Western and Asian countries throughout the 19th and early 20th century and shows how the powerful influences of European imperialism and American political doctrine disrupted Asia's development. This title is ideal for students interested in Asian Studies, Post-Colonial Studies and Politics. In 1899, the U.S.'s Hay Doctrine, more commonly referred to as the Open Door Policy, required that China's trading ports remain open to all countri... |
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930,57 |
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Third World Studies: Theorizing Liberation
ISBN: 9780822362098 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1968 the Third World Liberation Front at San Francisco State College demanded the creation of a Third World studies program to counter the existing curricula that ignored issues of power--notably, imperialism and oppression. The administration responded by institutionalizing an ethnic studies program; Third World studies was over before it began. Detailing the field's genesis and premature death, Gary Y. Okihiro presents an intellectual history of ethnic studies and Third World studies and shows where they converged and departed by identifying some of their core ideas, concepts, methods,...
In 1968 the Third World Liberation Front at San Francisco State College demanded the creation of a Third World studies program to counter the existing...
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421,21 |
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State of African Cities: 2014
ISBN: 9789211325980 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The African continent is undergoing highly significant demographic, economic, technological, environmental, urban and socio-political transitions. This report argues for a bold re-imagining of prevailing models in order to steer the ongoing transitions towards greater sustainability based on a thorough review of all available options.
The African continent is undergoing highly significant demographic, economic, technological, environmental, urban and socio-political transitions. Thi...
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186,11 |
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Identity and Lifestyle Construction in Multi-ethnic Shantytowns : A Case Study of Al-Baraka Community in Khartoum, Sudan
ISBN: 9783643906779 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This dissertation examines the construction of identity and different lifestyles of the Al-Baraka shantytown community. The concepts of lifestyle and localization process are used as basic tools of analysis to develop a theoretical model that can be applied elsewhere. The localization process reveals how Al-Baraka people adopt different kinds of behaviors, institutions and activities from various origins, and re-invent them locally to be their own. The author concludes that the social identity of Sudan today is not confined to a simplistic binary opposition (Arab vs. African), but is...
This dissertation examines the construction of identity and different lifestyles of the Al-Baraka shantytown community. The concepts of lifestyle and ...
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146,94 |
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Managing Developmental Civil Society Organizations
ISBN: 9781853399084 / Angielski / Twarda / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When citizens band together in a civil society organization to effect change for the better, they can be a tremendous force for good. This book is about how to channel people's enthusiasm most effectively, so that pitfalls are avoided, and goals are attained. The book reviews the variety and different kinds of civil society organizations (CSOs) in operation, and what is within their powers to achieve. It follows the progress of enthusiasts through to professional development practitioners, setting out the processes of planning, resource mobilization, and developing links to governments,...
When citizens band together in a civil society organization to effect change for the better, they can be a tremendous force for good. This book is abo...
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307,25 |
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Managing Developmental Civil Society Organizations
ISBN: 9781853399091 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When citizens band together in a civil society organization to effect change for the better, they can be a tremendous force for good. This book is about how to channel people's enthusiasm most effectively, so that pitfalls are avoided, and goals are attained. The book reviews the variety and different kinds of civil society organizations (CSOs) in operation, and what is within their powers to achieve. It follows the progress of enthusiasts through to professional development practitioners, setting out the processes of planning, resource mobilization, and developing links to governments,...
When citizens band together in a civil society organization to effect change for the better, they can be a tremendous force for good. This book is abo...
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115,42 |
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Qualitative Research for Development: A Guide for Practitioners
ISBN: 9781853398537 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do we know whether our development programs are reducing poverty and empowering the most vulnerable people? What evidence do we have to support our theory of change? Qualitative Research for Development aims to build the research capacity of development practitioners so that their work benefits from the significant contributions offered by solid qualitative research. The book guides development practitioners through the process of planning, conducting and reporting on a qualitative study, while simultaneously highlighting the role of qualitative research in improving the impact,...
How do we know whether our development programs are reducing poverty and empowering the most vulnerable people? What evidence do we have to support ou...
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Qualitative Research for Development: A guide for practitioners
ISBN: 9781853398544 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do we know whether our development programs are reducing poverty and empowering the most vulnerable people? What evidence do we have to support our theory of change? Qualitative Research for Development aims to build the research capacity of development practitioners so that their work benefits from the significant contributions offered by solid qualitative research. The book guides development practitioners through the process of planning, conducting and reporting on a qualitative study, while simultaneously highlighting the role of qualitative research in improving the impact,...
How do we know whether our development programs are reducing poverty and empowering the most vulnerable people? What evidence do we have to support ou...
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153,95 |
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Earthly Mission: The Catholic Church and World Development
ISBN: 9780300205428 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A lively investigation of the Catholic Church and its controversial social mission in the developing world
With 1.2 billion members, the Catholic Church is the world's largest organization and perhaps its most controversial. The Church's obstinacy on matters like clerical celibacy, the role of women, birth control, and the child abuse scandal has alienated many Catholics, especially in the West. Yet in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the Church is highly esteemed for its support of education, health, and social justice. In this deeply informed book, Robert Calderisi unravels the... A lively investigation of the Catholic Church and its controversial social mission in the developing world
With 1.2 billion members, the Cath... |
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No More Painkillers: A Cure for Haiti
ISBN: 9781517181437 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book, Paul lays out his vision for a new Haiti. It is a vision borne out the visions held by the legendary fathers and mothers of Haiti, the generation that broke the shackles of slavery out of sheer will and determination. It is a vision steeped in reality, a set of solutions that focuses on ability and a blueprint that harnesses capacities and capabilities to pursue achievable results. No More Painkillers is a book that posits Haiti's problems as a set of diseases and the current attempts to combat them as painkillers. Painkillers, as we know, take care of effects. They do not...
In this book, Paul lays out his vision for a new Haiti. It is a vision borne out the visions held by the legendary fathers and mothers of Haiti, the g...
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80,88 |
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The Youth Of Pakistan: Calling & Cure Of Pakistan
ISBN: 9781518603358 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Youth Of Pakistan aims to show and explain the necessity of Youth in the Development and progress of Pakistan. Instead on focusing on the negative aspects, This book will redefine the view of Pakistan in the world.
The Youth Of Pakistan aims to show and explain the necessity of Youth in the Development and progress of Pakistan. Instead on focusing on the negative...
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56,65 |
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Rio de Janeiro: Extreme City
ISBN: 9781846148026 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A book as rich and sprawling as the seductive metropolis it evokes, Rio de Janeiro builds a kaleidoscopic portrait of this city of extremes, and its history of conflict and corruption. Award-winning novelist, ex-government minister and sociologist Luiz Eduardo Soares tells the story of Rio through the everyday lives of its people: gangsters and police, activists, politicians and struggling migrant workers, each with their own version of the city. Taking us on a journey into Rio's intricate world of favelas, beaches and corridors of power, Soares reveals one of the most extraordinary cities in...
A book as rich and sprawling as the seductive metropolis it evokes, Rio de Janeiro builds a kaleidoscopic portrait of this city of extremes, and its h...
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82,44 |
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Adaptation to Climate Change in Southern Africa: New Boundaries for Development
ISBN: 9781138965904 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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225,25 |
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Community Participation in China: Issues and Processes for Capacity Building
ISBN: 9781138971233 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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225,25 |
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From the Blue Windows : Recollections of Life in Singapore's Queenstown Area in the 1960s and 1970s
ISBN: 9789971696504 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Imagine a Singapore in which flat rental was S$50 a month, a plate of noodles cost as little as 20 cents, and television broadcasts ended at 10pm every night.
From the Blue Windows is a collection of Tan Kok Yang's memories of growing up in Queenstown back when the tallest residential building there was fourteen storeys, the Alexandra Canal flooded regularly, and wayang shows were a regular feature on Mei Ling Street. He stayed in Princess Estate, an area that was colloquially known as "the Blue Windows" because of its unique blue glass louvred windows. With nostalgia and a sense of... Imagine a Singapore in which flat rental was S$50 a month, a plate of noodles cost as little as 20 cents, and television broadcasts ended at 10pm ever...
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