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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Food and development Food and development E. M. Young "The relationship between food and development has always been controversial. Over the last 30 years, development in the north and south has failed to deliver people a decent diet. While some people… OL16134861W
Wine to water Wine to water Doc Hendley " The captivating story of an ordinary bartender who's changing the world through clean water. Doc Hendley never set out to be a hero. In 2004, Hendley-a small- town bartender- launched a series of … OL16307990W
Because I am a girl Because I am a girl Xiaolu Guo,Joanne Harris,Kathy Lette,Deborah Moggach,Tim Butcher,Marie Phillips,Irvine Welsh "Seven authors have visited seven different countries and spoken to young women and girls about their lives, struggles and hopes. The result is an extraordinary collection of writings about prejudice… OL16590547W
Atlas of gender and development Atlas of gender and development Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre Illustrated with graphics and maps, this publication provides insight into the impact of social institutions - traditions, social norms and cultural practices - on gender equality in 124 non-OECD cou… OL16953518W
World mental health casebook World mental health casebook Alex Cohen,Arthur Kleinman,Benedetto Saraceno "This book will interest mental health professionals, international public health workers, global program administrators, and clinicians and healthcare workers, all working with low-income areas."--B… OL18204548W
Families behind bars Families behind bars Kay Danes Explores the journeys of several families, from the UK, Australia, Canada and the US, who bear horrendous burdens having loved ones detained in foreign prisons. Includes interviews with some of the B… OL19953002W
After access After access Jonathan Donner Almost anyone with a $40 mobile phone and a nearby cell tower can get online with an ease unimaginable just twenty years ago. An optimistic narrative has proclaimed the mobile phone as the device tha… OL20028439W
Violent conflict and the transformation of social capital Violent conflict and the transformation of social capital Michelle L. Cullen,Nat J. Colletta In an effort to better understand the interactions between violent conflict and social capital, the authors undertook an exploratory investigation f four conflict-affected countries-Cambodia, Rwanda,… OL20555419W
Promises not kept Promises not kept John Isbister "John Isbister brings the dilemmas of international poverty and the Third World into the twenty-first century in the fifth edition of this broadly-read text. Besides including the most current inform… OL2756468W
Designing Inclusion Designing Inclusion Edmund S. Phelps An inclusion failure has become highly visible in the advanced economies of the West. Too many able-bodied people are subject to chronic joblessness and, when employed, cannot earn a living remotely … OL3354212W
Encountering development Encountering development Arturo Escobar "Evaluates development enterprise and development discourse from a critical theory perspective. This view of development policies and control mechanisms employs Colombian case studies of the Programa… OL3486963W
Militarization, internal repression, and social welfare in the Third World Militarization, internal repression, and social welfare in the Third World Miles D. Wolpin 247 p. : 23 cm OL3907467W
Cultural politics in the Third World Cultural politics in the Third World Mehran Kamrava Cultural Politics in the Third World examines the subtle and multi-faceted relationship between culture and politics in developing countries. The book cautions against both politically reductionist e… OL467819W
Seek Seek Denis Johnson "Part political disquisition, part travel journal, part self-exploration, Seek is a collection of essays and articles in which Denis Johnson essentially takes on the world. And not an obliging, easyg… OL545419W
Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition National Research Center xi, 271 p. : 23 cm OL9229875W