Development Studies – September 2012 to November 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|January 7, 2014|Development Studies|0 comments

Rural social movements in Latin America : organizing for sustainable livelihoods / edited by Carmen Diana Deere and Frederick S. Royce. Mining, the environment, and indigenous development conflicts / Saleem H. Ali. Treasures of the earth : need, greed, and a sustainable future / Saleem H. Ali. Different rainbows / edited by Peter Drucker. Aid, NGOs and the realities of women’s lives : a perfect storm / Tina Wallace Beyond

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Development Studies – June 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 15, 2013|Development Studies|0 comments

Meeting the challenge of financing water and sanitation : tools and approaches. Ogata-mura : sowing dissent and reclaiming identity in a Japanese farming village / Donald C. Wood. [e-book from ebrary] Pathways to industrialization in the twenty-first century : new challenges and emerging paradigms / edited by Adam Szirmai, Wim Naudé, and Ludovico Alcorta. Water governance in OECD countries : a multi-level approach. Water, democracy and neoliberalism in india :

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Religions – March 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|April 5, 2013|Religions|0 comments

e-books The Tibetan assimilation of Buddhism: conversion, contestation, and memory / Matthew T. Kapstein [Available as an e-book from Dawsonera] Violence, desire, and the sacred: Girard’s mimetic theory across the disciplines / edited by Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming, and Joel Hodge [Available as an e-book from ebrary] Books Before religion: a history of a modern concept / Brent Nongbri The Caliphate’s soldiers: the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba’s long war / Wilson John ; foreword by

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Feeding the World: Brazil, China & India in Global Perspective

By Farzana Whitfield|March 4, 2013|China and Inner Asia, Development Studies, South Asia|0 comments

Speakers Andreas Mejia Costa, Ruth Kelly, Steve Wiggins 1830 hrs 7 March 2013 Old Anatomy Lecture Theatre, King’s Building, Strand campus, 6th floor This event, part of the Global Institutes Forum series organised by the Brazil, China and India Institutes at King’s, will examine the issues of food and hunger from the vantage point of these three major emerging economies. Providing a holistic perspective on the issue of food security, the panel

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Africa – July 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|August 13, 2012|Africa|0 comments

e-books Africa Yearbook Online [Available to all users on-campus, and to SOAS staff/students only off-campus] Books A.B.Xuma : autobiography and selected works / ed. by Peter Limb. Africa since independence : a comparative history. Bolya : nomade cosmopolite mais sédentaire de l’éthique / sous la direction de Françoise Naudillon. Economic development of Africa, 1880-1939 / general editor, David Sunderland ; advisory editor, Godfrey N. Uzoigwe. Les fantômes de Jérusalem :

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New Publications from JICA Research Institute

By Farzana Whitfield|July 27, 2012|Development Studies|0 comments

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has released some new publications: Working Paper No. 46 ‘Regional Integration in East Africa Diversity or Economic Conformity” Books: Ryo Fujita and Tomoyo Toyota ed. (2012) Climate Change Mitigation and International Development Cooperation Yutaka Hongo and Akio Hosono (2012) A Miracle of the Cerrado , the Barren Land in Brazil For further information on this and other publications please click on the following link: http://jica-ri.jica.go.jp/

Films and Sound Recordings – May 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 1, 2012|Films and Sound Recordings|0 comments

Films Not one less / Columbia Tristar Home Video directed by Zhang Yimou.  New Dragon Gate Inn / directed by Li Hui Min produced by Tsui Hark. Son of Babylon / a film by Mohamed Al-Daradji. b19121763 Sergio / HBO Documentary Films and BBC Storyville present a Passion Pictures and Silverbridge production a film by Greg Barker produced by John Battsek, Greg Barker, Julie Goldman directed by Greg Barker.  Le

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