Economics – February 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|March 1, 2013|Economics|0 comments

In the shadow of violence : politics, economics, and the problems of development / edited by Douglass C. North … [et al.]. China’s post-reform economy : achieving harmony, sustaining growth / edited by Richard Sanders and Chen Yang. India today : economy, politics and society / Stuart Corbridge, John Harriss, Craig Jeffrey.  Slaves, freedmen, and indentured laborers in colonial Mauritius / Richard B. Allen.  Arbitraging Japan : dreams of capitalism

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Politics and International Relations – February 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|March 1, 2013|Politics and International Relations|0 comments

The political future of Hong Kong : democracy within Communist China / Kit Poon.  Democracy after democratization : the Korean experience / Jang-Jip Choi.  Regionalism and rebellion in Yemen : a troubled national union / Stephen W. Day.  Superstition as ideology in Iranian politics : from Majlesi to Ahmadinejad / Ali Rahnema.  The politics of nationalism in modern Iran / by Ali M. Ansari.  In the shadow of violence :

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World Radio Day

By Farzana Whitfield|February 13, 2013|Development Studies, Films and Sound Recordings|0 comments

  Image provided by UNESCO: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/world-radio-day/ 13 February is World Radio Day  —  a day to celebrate radio as a medium; to improve international cooperation between broadcasters; and to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information and freedom of expression over the airwaves. As radio continues to evolve in the digital age, it remains the medium that reaches the widest audience worldwide. This multi-purpose medium

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Development Roast: Giving International Development a proper roasting

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

This is an online resource hosted by the Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INEASD) which focuses on social, economical and environmental issues. The platform supports the growing achievements of researchers working in scientific development and is a forum for ideas, debates and  current and future research projects. To explore further, follow this link:  http://www.inesad.edu.bo/

Development Studies – August 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|September 4, 2012|Development Studies|0 comments

E-Books Borderlines and Borderlands: Political oddities at at the edge of the nation state/ edited by Alexander C. Diener and Joshua City out of chaos : urban self-organization and sustainability / Riccardo M. Pulselli & Enzo Tiezzi Coming climate crisis? consider the past, beware the big fix / Claire L. Parkinson Environmental sociology / John Hannigan Ethics for disaster/ Naomi Zack The Politics of Indigeneity: Dialogues and Reflections on Indigenous

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Anthropology & Sociology – August 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|August 28, 2012|Anthropology and Sociology|0 comments

All tomorrow’s cultures : anthropological engagements with the future / Samuel Gerald Collins. Anthropologists, indigenous scholars and the research endeavour : seeking bridges towards mutual respect / edited by Joy Hendry and Laara Fitznor. Being there : learning to live cross-culturally / edited by Sarah H. Davis and Melvin Konner. Contemporary sociological theory / edited by Craig Calhoun … [et al.]. 3rd Edition The creolization of theory / edited by

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South East Asia and Pacific – July 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|August 1, 2012|South East Asia|0 comments

A history of Sino-Malaysian interactions / by Zhou Weimin, Tang Lingling ; adapted & ed. by See Hoon Peow ; translated by Tan Yau Chong. Belgian tourists in Burma, Siam, Vietnam and Cambodia (1897 & 1900) / Captain Georges ‘Puck’ Chaudoir, Mr. and Mrs. Émile Jottrand ; translated and with introductions by Walter E. J. Tips. Borneo transformed : agricultural expansion on the Southeast Asian frontier / edited by Rodolphe

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South Asia – July 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 30, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

South Asia Pakistans freedom & Allama Mashriqi : statements, letters, chronology of Khaksar Tehrik (movement) period : Mashriqis birth to 1947 / edited & compiled by Nasim Yousaf. Indian and Persian prosody and recitation / Hiroko Nagasaki ; English editing by Ronald I. Kim. Changing homelands : Hindu politics and the partition of India / Neeti Nair. Cross-disciplinary perspectives on a contested Buddhist site : Bodhgaya jataka / [edited by]

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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/

Development Studies – May 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|June 18, 2012|Development Studies|0 comments

e-books Food and environment : the quest for a sustainable future / editors, V. Popov, C.A. Brebbia. [Dawsonera] Flood prevention and remediation / edited by F.C.B. Mascarenhas. [Dawsonera] Incentives and instruments for sustainable irrigation / edited by H. Bjornlund. [Dawsonera] Management of scarce water resources : a Middle Eastern experience / Hazim K. El-Naser. [Dawsonera] The road to sustainability : GDP and future generations / Federico M. Pulselli … [et al.]. [Dawsonera]

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