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With the spread of capitalism – a socio-economic system that produces both wealth and poverty simultaneously – the spatial dynamics of the ‘global(izing)’ city are creating more division between soci …

This book stems from a simple ‘feminist curiosity’ that can be succinctly summed up into a single question: what happens to combatant women after the war? Based on in-depth interviews with 40 researc …

When it was published in 2002, the first edition of African Economic Development offered an authoritative statement about economic growth on the continent. Its multidisciplinary regional studies buil …

This set includes all four volumes of the critically acclaimed History of Central Asia series. The epic plains and arid deserts of Central Asia have witnessed some of the greatest migrations, as well …

In 1998 the World Bank published a report entitled ‘Assessing Aid: What Works, What Doesn”t and Why’. This report presents the results of an extensive investigation into the effectiveness of develop …

Originally published in 1938, this book consists of a group of papers considering widely different subjects, but all bearing upon one social problem – the causation and prevention of war. The authors …

What are the meanings behind constructed lesbian identities? This unique collection brings together writing, photography, artwork, and poetry about lesbian butch and femme gender. Femme/Butch: New Co …

This book examines the connections between natural resources, tourism and community livelihood practices in Southern Africa, highlighting the successes and constraints experienced over the last 50 ye …

This book investigates how effective human rights and the inherent dignity of refugees can be secured in situations of protracted exile and encampment. The book deploys an innovative human rights-bas …

Drawing on evidence from a wide range of classical Chinese texts, this book argues that xingershangxue, the study of ‘beyond form’, constitutes the core argument and intellectual foundation of Daoist …