The Middle East
by Asad, Talal, Owen, Roger, (Edward Roger John)
fromSociology of 'developing societies'
An introduction to the latest debates in the sociology of development, linking theoretical and empirical issues of social change through reference to the Third World. This book covers conceptions of modernisation and underdevelopment and points to new attempts at their synthesis…
This book was originally written as a doctoral dissertation. The research in this book was carried out among banana-farming households in the districts of Masaka and Kabarole in Uganda. A gendered livelihood approach was used. The research focused on the identification of critic…
Over the last two decades, indigenous populations in Latin America have achieved a remarkable level of visibility and political effectiveness, particularly in Ecuador and Bolivia. In Struggles of Voice, José Antonio Lucero examines these two examples in order to understand their…
Introducing a new pathways approach for understanding and responding to sustainability challenges, this title explores practical ways forward for building pathways to sustainability.
