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Environmental Conflict and Cooperation: Premise, Purpose, Persuasion, and...
James R. Lee
Peace studies & conflict resolution; Management of land & natural resources; Environmental science, engineering & technology
Hardback
Environmental Conflict and Cooperation explores the evolution of environmental conflict as a field of research and the study... [more]
National Liberation Movements as Government in Africa
Redie Bereketeab (The Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala University, Sweden)
Development studies; Peace studies & conflict resolution; Comparative politics
Paperback
Africa is well known for the production of national liberation movements (NLMs), stemming from a history of exploitation,... [more]
Democracy and Climate Change
Frederic Hanusch
Development studies; Political structures: democracy; Environmental science, engineering & technology
Paperback
Democracy and Climate Change explores the various ways in which democratic principles can lead governments to respond differently... [more]
Anti-genocide Activists and the Responsibility to Protect
Annette Jansen (VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Development studies; Politics & government; Armed conflict
Paperback
Although the Genocide Convention was already adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1945, it was only in the late 1990s that... [more]
Advancing Gender Equality in Bangladesh: Twenty Years of BRAC's Gender Quality...
Rieky Stuart, Aruna Rao, David Kelleher (Gender at Work, Canada), Sheepa Hafiza, Carol Miller
Development studies; Society & culture: general; Feminism & feminist theory
Paperback
In 1994, BRAC, the world's largest NGO, made headlines by putting women's rights centre stage in Bangladesh, one of the poorest... [more]
Teaching Peace and War: Pedagogy and Curricula
Annick T.R. Wibben (Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden), Amanda E. Donahoe (Centenary College of Louisiana, USA)
Peace studies & conflict resolution; Teaching of a specific subject; Armed conflict; Educational: History; Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's&YA)
Hardback
This comprehensive volume on teaching peace and war demonstrates that our choice of pedagogy, or the way we structure a curriculum,... [more]
Rural Development
Adam Pain (Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark), Kjell Hansen (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
Development studies; Rural communities; Human geography; Rural planning
Hardback
Rural Development is a textbook that critically examines economic, social and cultural aspects of rural development efforts... [more]
Visual-Gestural Communication: A Workbook in Nonverbal Expression and Reception...
Willy Conley
Theatre Studies; Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication; Communication studies; Media studies; Audiology & otology
Paperback
Visual-Gestural Communication is a truly unique volume in non-language communication devoted to the study of universal gestures,... [more]
Key Thinkers on Development
David Simon (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)
Development studies; Development economics
Paperback
Originally published under the title: Fifty key thinkers on development [more]
Development Theory and Practice in a Changing World
Padraig Carmody (Trinity College London Ireland)
Development studies
Paperback
Taking a critical and historical view, this text explores the theory and changing practice of international development. It... [more]
Understanding Public Speaking: A Learner's Guide to Persuasive Oratory
Braj Mohan (Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Contemporary English, English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Lucknow)
Public speaking guides; linguistics; Communication studies; Media studies; Political campaigning & advertising
Paperback
Public speaking is a much coveted yet difficult art. This book illustrates the use of various linguistic devices and persuasive... [more]
The Handbook of Communication and Security
Bryan C. Taylor, Hamilton Bean
Communication studies; Politics & government
Hardback
The Handbook of Communication and Security provides a comprehensive collection and synthesis of communication scholarship... [more]
Greece and Turkey in Conflict and Cooperation: From Europeanization to De-Europeanization...
Alexis Heraclides (Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences Greece), Gizem Alioglu Cakmak (Yeditepe University Turkey)
Peace studies & conflict resolution; International relations
Hardback
This book offers a sober, contemplative and comprehensive coverage of Greek-Turkish relations, covering in depth the current... [more]
Africapitalism: Sustainable Business and Development in Africa
Uwafiokun Idemudia (York University, Canada), Kenneth Amaeshi (University of Edinburgh, UK), Adun Okupe (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Development studies
Paperback
Using theory, empirical research, and case studies, this book explores the changing nature of business in Africa and how businesses... [more]
The Heart of Community Engagement: Practitioner Stories from Across the...
Patricia A. Wilson
Landscape art & architecture; Development studies; Homelessness; Human geography; Urban & municipal planning
Hardback
Drawing on first-hand accounts of action research in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, The Heart of Community Engagement illustrates... [more]
Women's and Gender Studies in India: Crossings
Anu Aneja (Professor, School of Gender & Development Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India)
Development studies; Cultural studies; Feminism & feminist theory; Gender studies: women
Paperback
This book frames the major debates and contemporary issues in women's and gender studies in India. It locates them in the... [more]
The Routledge History of the American South
Maggi M. Morehouse (Coastal Carolina University, USA)
Regional studies; History of the Americas
Paperback
Rethinking Culture: Embodied Cognition and the Origin of Culture in Organizations...
David G. White (ONTOS Global, USA)
Development studies; Occupational & industrial psychology; Politics & government; Organisational theory & behaviour
Paperback
Organizational or corporate `culture' is the most overused and least understood word in business, if not society. While the... [more]
Business and Government Relations in Africa
Robert A. Dibie (Indiana University Kokomo, USA)
Development studies; Politics & government; International business; Public ownership & nationalisation; Non-profitmaking organisations
Paperback
This book endeavors to take the conceptualization of the relationship between business, government and development in African... [more]
The Work of Communication: Relational Perspectives on Working and Organizing...
Timothy Kuhn, Karen Lee Ashcraft, Francois Cooren
Communication studies; Sociology: work & labour; Organisational theory & behaviour
Paperback
The Work of Communication: Relational Perspectives on Working and Organizing in Contemporary Capitalism revolves around a... [more]
Stakeholder Democracy: Represented Democracy in a Time of Fear
Felix Dodds (University of North Carolina & Tellus Institute, USA)
Development studies; Political structures: democracy; Environmental science, engineering & technology
Hardback
In the context of sustainable development, this book describes how we are moving from representative to participatory democracy,... [more]
Risk and Uncertainty in a Post-Truth Society
Sander van der Linden, Ragnar E. Loefstedt
Communication studies; Sociology; Business strategy; Management decision making; Global warming
Hardback
This edited volume looks at whether it is possible to be more transparent about uncertainty in scientific evidence without... [more]
The Way Forward: Beyond Agenda 21
Felix Dodds (University of North Carolina & Tellus Institute, USA)
Development studies; United Nations & UN agencies
Hardback
First published in 1997. 1997 marked the fifth anniversary of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development... [more]
The Circular Economy and the Global South: Sustainable Lifestyles and Green...
Patrick Schroeder, Manisha Anantharaman, Kartika Anggraeni, Timothy J. Foxon
Development studies; Development economics; Business strategy; Industry & industrial studies; Sustainability
Paperback
The circular economy is a policy approach and business strategy that aims to improve resource productivity, promote sustainable... [more]
Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2012: Uneasy Stasis and Fragile Peace
D. Suba Chandran, P. R. Chari
Peace studies & conflict resolution; International relations
Paperback
Sixth in the annual series, this volume examines the major trends in armed conflicts in South Asia during 2011, efforts towards... [more]
