Developing & Emerging Countries

Young People in the Global South: Voice, Agency and Citizenship explores the spatial, relational, affective and material dimensions of adolescents' and young people's civic engagement and political participation in lower- and middle-income contexts. This...

In this original and timely work, David Arnold draws upon the history of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, to explain the origins and characteristics of famine. He considers whether some societies are more vulnerable to famine than others, and...

This is a frantic, mystical journey through Africa's biggest metropolis: Lagos. Going beyond the popular images of mad traffic or crowded slums, we learn of the incredible feats Lagosians pull off to survive their broken-down city, and the secret...

An ambitious and shocking expose of America's hidden empire in Liberia, run by the storied Firestone corporation, and its long shadow In the early 1920s, Americans owned 80 percent of the world's automobiles and consumed 75 percent of the world's rubber...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853391729Author T. JeffreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853396700Author Ian CapewellFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

In the last thirty years, there have been fierce debates over how civilizations develop and why the West became so powerful. The Measure of Civilization presents a brand-new way of investigating these questions and provides new tools for assessing the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906156643Author James FergusonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Latin America BureauPublisher Latin America BureauWeight(grams) 250gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788530019Author Stafford HolmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 634g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853398759Author Ian ScoonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 222g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812995763Author Kevin BalesFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Spiegel & GrauPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 510gDimensions(mm) 243mm *...

The book provides a systematic assessment of the evolution of development theory, its relationship to orthodox social science analysis and the liberal pluralistic orthodoxy that now dominates the mainstream approach to international development, showing...

An impressive line-up of international contributors provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to politics in the developing world. The first four parts explore the theoretical approaches, the changing nature and role of the state, and the...

Why did some countries grow rich while others remained poor? Human history unfolded differently across the globe. The world is separated in to places of poverty and prosperity. Tracing the long arc of human history from hunter gatherer societies to...

An important new ethnographic study of Sao Paulo's favelas revealing the widespread use of race-based police repression in Brazil While Black Lives Matter still resonates in the United States, the movement has also become a potent rallying call...

Explaining how the legacy of colonialism and the nature of the liberal economy play a significant role in the development of Africa today, keeping Africa poor and dependent, this book explains how trade liberalization, deregulation, and privatization had...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788530651Author Eduardo GudynasFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 300g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788531474Author Alexandre Apsan FredianiFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853399954Author Peter M RossetFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 215g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906156889Author Jose Ignacio Lopez VigilFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Latin America BureauPublisher Latin America BureauWeight(grams)...

Trade Makes States highlights how trade and the circulation of goods are central to Somali societies, economies and politics. Drawing on multi-site research from across East Africa's Somali-inhabited economic space--which includes areas of Kenya,...

Today all would agree that Mexico and the United States have never been closer--that the fates of the two republics are inextricably intertwined. It has become an intimate part of life in almost every community in the United States, through immigration,...

Mobile phones are close to ubiquitous in developing countries; Internet and broadband access are becoming commonplace. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) thus represent the fastest, broadest and deepest technical change experienced in...

This open access textbook offers a critical introduction to human and economic development prospects in Africa revolving around three questions: where is Africa today, what explains the current state, and, given historical trends and what we know about...

Gender, Development, and Globalization is the leading primer on global feminist economics and development. Lourdes Beneria, a pioneer in the field of feminist economics, is joined in this second edition by Gunseli Berik and Maria Floro to update the text...

India is fast overtaking China to become the most populous country on Earth. By mid-century, its 1.7 billion people will live in what is projected to become the world's second-largest economy after China. While a democracy and an open society compared to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899365388Author Michelle HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Latin America BureauPublisher Latin America BureauWeight(grams) 401gDimensions(mm)...

"The essays are provocative and enhance knowledge of Third World women's issues. Highly recommended . . . " -Choice" . . . the book challenges assumptions and pushes historic and geographical boundaries that must be altered if women of all colors are to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853396267Author Tina WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899365449Author Thomas Quigley-PowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Latin America BureauPublisher Latin America BureauWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906156445Author Jenny PearceFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Latin America BureauPublisher Latin America BureauWeight(grams) 520gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853398544Author Morten SkovdalFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 391g

The Routledge Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction Including Climate Change Adaptation aims to provide an overview and critique of the current state of knowledge, policy, and practice, encouraging engagement, and reflection on bringing the two sectors...

**Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist** Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors.North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946688302Author J. Sholto DouglasFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909014053Author Marcela Lopez LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 96g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780855981952Author Peter ColeridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Oxfam ProfessionalPublisher Oxfam PublishingWeight(grams) 401gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

China has moved from being one of the poorest societies to a level now similar with other relatively developed Third World societies - like Mexico and Brazil. The dominant idea that it somehow threatens to 'catch up' economically, or overtake the rich...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853390982Author Orlando Fals-BordaFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid...