The Companion to Development Studies
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'The Companion to Development Studies' is an essential one-stop reference for anyone with an interest in development studies. The editors of this new volume have brought together an impressive range of international experts in the field to present an interdisciplinary and comprehensive overview of contemporary development studies. With more than one hundred chapters dealing with both theory and practice, 'The Companion' is an accessible guide for students and a direct route into the key issues of development studies. Divided into ten sections covering all the important areas in the field, including gender, violence and insecurity, environment, and agents of development, this timely new text provides easy-to-use summaries of all the major issues encountered in this fast-changing area.
An important reference source for anyone with an interest in development studiesThe editors brought together an impressive range of international experts. Students in all levels of graduation in development studies, geography, politics, international relations, sociology, anthropology and economics will find this book useful.
Educational Book Review
The sheer breadth of subject matter brought together by the editors in a single volume is an achievement...a very welcome arrival.
The Times Higher
...highly readable book...the reader is exccellently guided through the otherwise inpenetrable jungle of development theories. The Companion should defiitely be considered 'required reading' for development practitioners. ...there can be no doubt that this excellent publication will convert into a classic reference.
Journal of Development Studies
Educational Book Review
The sheer breadth of subject matter brought together by the editors in a single volume is an achievement...a very welcome arrival.
The Times Higher
...highly readable book...the reader is exccellently guided through the otherwise inpenetrable jungle of development theories. The Companion should defiitely be considered 'required reading' for development practitioners. ...there can be no doubt that this excellent publication will convert into a classic reference.
Journal of Development Studies
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780340760512 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340760516 |
| Title | The Companion to Development Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-11-02 |
| Number of pages | 576 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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