An Everyday Geography of the Global South
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An Everyday Geography of the Global South by Jonathan Rigg
The book is an 'everyday' geography of the Global South that places 'development' in the background and brings detailed, grounded understanding of the ways in which individuals and households make a living." Jonathan Rigg draws from over 90 case studies in 36 countries to challenge standard topdown approaches to understanding the dynamics of poverty, development, and globalization in the Global SouthHe approaches his subject with a refreshing humility toward the characters—rickshaw wallas, migrant shrimp-farmers, single-mother traders, subsistence farmers—who people this investigation." -- JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, VOL. 50, NO. 2, 2010
Jonathan Rigg is Professor of Geography at Durham University. His research interests include development in the South-East Asian region, rural and agrarian change, and political ecology.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415376099 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415376092 |
| Title | An Everyday Geography of the Global South |
| Author | Jonathan Rigg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-06-21 |
| Number of pages | 262 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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